Cobalt the Creator

We're not just celebrating pride month here, but also the reboot of my cancelled story: the Atomic Archives. Who knew I'd change my mind and bring back my fixation on chemistry?

I'm @brojogon , but for the sake of immersion, call me Cobalt. I'll call y'all(especially the anons) Carbon, capiche? (I mean it rhymes so I have no choice)

Here's some new things to expect now that you're here:

Comic requests can now be done by simply dropping an ask or submitting a post! Previously, contributions were harder to do.

The Microsoft Paint look is gone and will be replaced by a slightly more detailed style. Notably, gloves and shoes will help differentiate these blob limbs.

The raunchy humor will be significantly reduced. Importantly, I'll announce that bonding isn't a purely romantic thing anymore: it can be platonic, familial, whatever.

And for the ones who have been here since day one, you'll still get to see:

Terrible puns and inside jokes, because remember: it may have a different skin but it still have the same heart.

The old character designs... well mostly. You'll see ok???

Bromine the unhealthy(?) gooner and Helium the incel. I'm not softening their character, I'm just giving them less screentime. (unless Carbon demands me otherwise...)

From this day on, to celebrate the day I created this series, I'll re-add the initial chibi phase known as 1.0, not officially, but to split official canon content, mostly snippets of what the show would actually be, from official non-canon content, funny moments that display the characters' dynamics.

This means soon(not really but I promise), I'll release one comic with the 2.4 look, and many strips with the 1.0 look! Yes, you deserve those birthday gifts in return.

Merry Christmas to everyone except funk musicians, AI bros, people who chew with their mouth open, and my ex-friends.

Extra presents for my TSQ fans! Friend&DM me on Discord(brojogon) if you want to join a fanart contest and get some sweet sweet gifts, including a rare Ballsdex item and server perks. Every drawing gives me a big smile and compensates for my lonely life!

Because there weren't enough entries on the contest, it'll end on February 1 instead of January 1 so, take your time ^_^ Have a nice Christmas, peeps!

Autini, despite his appearance is not that smart. He's not the cunning demon you think he is, just a usurper who is otherwise a loser. Here's an unfinished comic as an example.

side tangent: At this point, I'm too lazy to do anything beyond the storyboard/key animation and will need an in-between animator to finish my animations for me. I don't want to keep tweening, it makes my animations look stiff, and I don't want the framerate to be too low either. Albeit I'm not ready to write the pilot, yet alone animate it, I will need an in-between animator in the future.

Sorry for the long intro. I just didn't have anywhere else to share these thoughts. Now here's the comic.

A story located in an Autin warzone. (and for once, focusing on season 1 events) This is the first comic I'm actually proud of.

[a familiar map is on the screen] [you hear a narrator with a French accent]

Ah... Look at the homes of the tiny creatures we call atoms. Each of them have coloured houses and live amongst each other thanks to the three blocks: S, D, F, P. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you...

[the TV is buffering] [suddenly, an announcement begins]

(Sorry for the interruption! I forgot to mention that this post is not about The Seasonal Quartet despite the RYGB scheme you see. Since this is my first Atomic Archives post, I had to clear that up.)

[a narrator with a more subtle accent chimes in] [the way he talks and zooms in the map is quick]

Anyways, the s-block is the most interesting block in this neighborhood. As you can see, Helium, chasing the exact thing he's running away from—loneliness, moved his little house to the p-block, which explains the hole and why that red building sticks out like a sore thumb. At least, Ununennium is here to fill that missing spot, right?

Oh! I forgot. The d-block and f-block are also worth talking about. Look how the generous transition metals sacrificed two spots to build a path to the otherwise isolated f-block. Now that's what I call neighbourhood!

[the video ends] [you switch channels]

Merry Christmas! Wait no... It's not Christmas yet. Anyways, since this is a short comic, I could post it on Toyhouse, but because my traditional comics are extremely hard to understand, (I made them for 8 years but the clarity barely improves as years go by) I needed to write a looooong caption to describe everything that's happened, as well as alter the comic to add colour in characters and contrast in speech bubbles. I want to make digital comics, but I don't have the slightest motivation. My mental health is falling apart and while I won't explain why, traditional art is simply more appealing and accessible for my tired brain, so I apologize for any inconveniences that happen while you try to understand the comic.

Thank you for reading and enjoy.

It's no surprise that Crystaly celebrates Christmas, "but why Zoheli?", you may ask. I think the reason is obvious not just by their inseparable friendship, but also by Zoheli's birthday being December 25th. How I chose his birthday is brought up in another post.

Happy 6-month anniversary of The Seasonal Quartet! Halloween is coming soon, so I made this comic to spread the holiday joy to my fans. Enjoy!

Note from October 25:

I have debunked that Crystaly was not created by Vinessa a while ago, but now that I think about it, they actually are. You see, I've established how the United Hibernal States of Crystaly is made up of eight states: Stalassein, Coldon, Walrussia, Bergice, Shivera, Demowatery, New Marginia(A.K.A. Frozone), and Penki. (Arachnice was eventually added.) But why did all these eight distinct nations decide to unite? It wasn't their choice, at least not entirely, it was actually Mayia's idea. After seeing the conflict between each Hibernal nation, Mayia not only resolved them, but even advised them to unite to prevent future problems. They agreed, fusing into one confederation.

Note from October 26:

I didn't want to make Vinessa a cartoon villain. Sure, enslaving Frozone(state in Crystaly) while fighting every Autumnal nation is some of the most evil shit in mankind, but that's all I want Vinessa to do. Don't you think shoving a chainsaw on somecountry's head is a bit unnecessary? Plus, Crystaly will be a villain at the end of season 2, so it's best if I foreshadow it. For example, they fake the chainsaw incident to gain extra pity. In reality, it's just an accessory made of stainless steel that Crystaly can take off whenever they don't mind ruining their hair.

It's been a while since I haven't written anything on this blog, which means a lot of information here is outdated. The reason why is because I write updates on Discord and Toyhouse now, but now that I have an update that exceeds 2000 messages and that exceeds the scope of my Toyhouse bulletins, which are usually a series of minor character revamps plus that one Zoheli post, Tumblr was the best place to choose. Since I'm running out of new ideas, I will correct the old ones instead. I'm making a new post about them, because editing the old posts is simply rewriting my show's history. I want my show's history to be the best documented one, to be seen with your own eyes, so while I won't edit any of the old posts, I will still aknowledge that they're outdated. Let's start with "A Sleepy Puppy":

TSQ Comics: A Sleepy Puppy (Part 1)

There is a lot to unpack here, so let's nitpick the comic. In the first panel, while Mayia is trimming bushes, we see her true nihilistic thoughts while a temple is literally behind her. I like the irony of spreading a dogma you don't believe, but I prefer if this concept is passed on to her sister Vinessa. More on this later... For now, let's just say Mayia felt for Vinessa's lies and spread it around, dedicating herself to take care of buildings dedicated to her beliefs.

I REALLY DISLIKE THE SEVENTH PANEL. Zoheli would never believe some Claibornic(Vernal religion) bullshit. (anymore) In fact, he would openly criticize that religion. I think what he would say instead when Mayia stares at the "sacred" dog is: "Don't tell me you think this mutt is a gift from the gods. That's ridiculous!"

Zoheli has a problem in the tenth panel. Yes, it's in-character for him to glaze his best friend Crystaly as well as their cave, but then, why do they only do it for a few sentences? Zoheli is a yapper. I should've made him talk about Crystaly so much that Mayia LOOKS tired for a reason.

Some TSQ 1.0 Drawings

I wanted to analyze the drawings in this post but they were too cringe for me to do so. Sorry.

Currently we're at 2.1, but what is 1.0? It's the hidden era where I came up with TSQ, that chibi era, but I had to give it up for a tall version of my default art style... because why am I making bloodthirsty nations cute? This isn't Hetalia! There needs to be drama too.

Although I abandoned my chibi style, I'll admit it's too cute to forget it forever, so here's some old drawings with my thoughts on each of them.

Autini's Room (2 May 2025)

First of all, this is a very beautiful room. It might end up being an asset I use in a future episode.

I also want to talk about the details top to bottom left to right.

The fact bro lives in an isolated house(and he probably doesn't take care of it based on the vines on the window) tells me he's so fixated on books that socializing or doing chores is not important to him.

Random ahh vase, definitely a historical artifact he likes. What if he has a collection of them?

These four books are barely affected by the lightning and there's a reason, because it's an important part of Autini's internal conflict. Notice how he displays the title of every seasonal book except Autumn? He's ashamed of being part of that season, or is ashamed of his community.

That random marking doesn't say much but I assume I drew it to represent how he goes from A to F, to an awesome guy to a failure.

I like this random sculpture depicting Autini with a cap(to represent his pre-TSQ design) and a fetal pose. This was likely made shortly after Autini's foundation, which tells me it could've been made in the 19th century, the era when baseball caps were invented on Earth.

That board with all the post-its, don't let it fool you into thinking this guy is organized. He never reads anything anyway, it's just that he's so insecure about being messy that he fakes plans.

The other details aren't that important in my opinion, but that globe I made. Damn it's ugly. First up, it no longer fits the world I have in mind, second, my plan was to make this map donut-shaped, so this thing looks deformed.

Crystaly Sketches (6 May 2025)

I'm glad I didn't finish the canvas, because I was going to put more corny stuff here.

Anyways, I like how the cat looks, but I don't like the idea of Crystaly having one. I think it would be better if at their lowest, Crys was all alone.

That third doodle, I assume Autini said this. To explain the last two doodles further, I originally planned for Crystaly to be founded after the great war(previously the "Mogu Qiuchun" war), so when they open the history book, they cry.

Yeah, not canon anymore. Now I want Crystaly to be a victim of the great war, to witness it, and to exit without tears. With a grudge for that fascist Venomarginia? Yes. A silent grudge they keep to themselves? ALSO YES!!

Plus, I'm pretty sure before I made TSQ, I made a drawing that goes like "fun fact: They can only cry on the right eye." It looked like this:

So, crying on the left eye? That's just not accurate. (Also their human name isn't Yuri anymore it's now Crys.)

First Storyboarded Pilot Draft (8-9 May 2025)

I didn't share the first picture because there's some infodumping y'all didn't need to read, but overall, this is a pretty bad storyboard.

First up, why is everything red. This isn't Hazbin Hotel. wtf?!

Also, who the hell is Shazza? Whatever, Raka and Autini act pretty accurate as before, so I'm at least thankful for that.

I know this is vibration but it looks like Autini grew two Pikachu tails and that's hilarious.

Original Pilot Thumbnail (11 May 2025)

This looks so bad like, what are they making a queue for? Also where the hell is Zoheli? I like the colours and Autini's face(which is a drawing I might recycle if no one will notice) but that's it.

"why dis 🚡 look so mad 😭😭😭" (19 May 2025)

I love the menacing stare and the shadows. I didn't have to know Crystalians/Hibernals had a slur though.

Mayia's Peace (20 May 2025)

This is so cute I'll redraw this when life stops being a burden.

International Kicking Rakan Balls Day (21 May 2025)

I can't believe the acronym for that day is written in the background. Also I just realized Jaycize would look better if bro was less purple.

Unrealistically Healthy Relationship (30 May 2025)

A silly polyamorous couple? NUH UH!!! UNREALISTIC. Instead, let's make Autini and Mayia love each other even though her sister ruined his life, and we'll make Crystaly jealous because they're used to Hibernals reciprocating the love Crys feels for their community.

Hibernals Have two Definitions (30-31 May 2025)

This is funny for a reason only I know. Basically, these weirdos on the bottom are Venomarginians pretending to be Hibernals.

Anti-Autin Zohel(ian) Propaganda (31 May 2025)

Oh yeah, in case it's not obvious enough by the paint stains on his shirt, Zoheli is an artist.

This is definitely a scenario representing what happened before Autini and Zoheli became enemies.

Obviously that's not what happened. Something much worse happened but, I don't think Tumblr will let me talk about it. Let's just say it's a friendly fire war crime Autini did out of gross negligence.

Anti-Mayian Zohel(ian) Propaganda (31 May 2025)

That previous drawing was pretty accurate but Zoheli is misinterpreting Mayia's motives. She does smoke weed though, congrats for getting that right.

An Unfinished Comic I Made on Pride Month (1 June 2025)

This seems like a useless comic at first but I think it's still worth mentioning.

Mayia and Crystaly used to live in the same house as Autini, but now, Crystaly lives in a cave. Mayia still lives in Autini's house though.

Crap! No more stuff.

So, that's all I could show, partially because some of TSQ 1.0 is lost media. Luckily, I can recreate what has been lost.

For context, my first pilot draft was a campfire scene where the PSC members were sharing news and talking about geopolitical changes.

While I don't remember the exact topic they brought up, I decided in this recreated scene, I bring up topics from my other lost comics. (Lost comics that are still accurate)

I'm gonna kill myself AUTINI'S GRAMMAR IS AWFUL. I feel like I'm reading a countryball comic.

So, prototypes aren't canon in TSQ lore, but rather a very old representation of the PSC. Basically, to make my characters, I just based them on my old countryhumans. So, I consider both versions members of alternative universes rather than the canon creatures in my current story.

Here's a fun fact about them first:

Then I'll rate most of the versions between the prototype and the current version. Yes of course they get multiple transformations before their end goal. Do you think being transgender is a simple process?

NOTE: I was too lazy to finish the comic but Crystaly ended up not opening the door. Kurky opened its eyes, which made them realise it's Autumnal, so they sent it to Autini. Years later, the dog learned about this and is thankful to both of them for placing him in a lovely home.

Uh for some reason the pictures are like a list instead of being grouped in multiple columns. I will fix the issue once I regain access to my computer. For now, enjoy the comic as it is!

Important note: the star on the puppy's flag isn't meant to be in this panel. Learn more in my post about its character design.

(I was too lazy to make part 2) This is the paragraph where I'll link part 2, but since you're here early, have a fun fact about the three characters:

Zoheli can light up a torch because their body can use enough energy to generate a fire. (If they aren't careful, they get burns.)

Mayia is a green conservative. That's why I gave her capital Mariposa a natural and antique look.

The puppy was originally meant to be a cow-dog hybrid. (According to notes from 1 July 2025)