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Metroid turned 39 this year! Gotta cook something up for it's 40th for sure. . . Though I'm STILL waiting on Metroid Prime 4 AAAA-

Wanted to try to do a Metroid pic but more in my 'cartoon' style. Not sure I succeeded but this pic kinda was a mess of not being planned very well at all. I was going to have her in the regular power suit but- I've already rendered that more than once. So- Gravity it is. And it's not like the suits are as interchangeable this time. The big green lines really go down her suit more n' more with the different suits. 

I really like the Dread suit, it's super different than the usual and honestly kicks ass. 

Samus/Metroid © Nintendo

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I wanted to do a lighting/effect test and Berry with her mana knives were the perfect one to do. . . Wait I did this back in 2022!?  . . . I'm behind. 

I did one more recently, which reminded me of this one- so look forward to another pic of Berry- the b*tch that she is. 

Commission for EunosMiata on twitter of his character Kianna not exactly liking her holiday outfit. Good thing she has a fix for that. A big fix. 

Kianna © EunosMiata

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I've been playing a bunch of games with my friends over the years and I've been describing myself as having a goblin for a brain because I'm hyper aggressive in killing the badmen that are trying to kill my team. 

So witness my dumb gobbo, Caliber Lanesra! 

WHAT ARE WE KILLIN' TODAY, BOYS!? 

Can you name all the weaponry/where it's from? :B

Gobbo © Mike Girardin

Was having fun with some sketchin' and decided to finish this up. Carol lookin' all serious, why? Who can say.

Waiting for that delivery of Battle Fighter Beta 3 for her Playtendo DS. 

Carol Tea © Galaxy Trail

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Here wardrobe bill must be crazy! 

Kianna © EunosMiata

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Sporty Rouge

A game I heard that was up my alley but didn't hear much outside of that, saw steam reviews and went "Wat, why are people recommending me a game that's this horny??". Turns out, that's just folks being thirsty, game is all kinds of cool and good. My friend Rimmy gifted it to me (Thank you doodle!) and it was a heck of a fun game.

My friends were engrossed too in the game while I was going through it. Such an odd n' good game that (for me anyway) came out of no where!

Pseudoregalia/Sybil © rittzler

Happy 10 years of Freedom Planet!

Holy cow it's been that long? I can't express how big of a fan I am of the games. I got both games on launch which is rare for me but the gameplay, the music, the characters are all super great and mean a lot to me. 

I own a boxed PC physical copy from Indie Box from AGES ago, physical on Switch and I got digital versions across so many systems I was handing the extras off to friends. 

It's honestly one of the things that pushed me to do Journey to the Skyline so I can't express my gratitude to such a fun pair of games. 

This pic may seem familiar- that's because it's a redo of a pic I did from 2018! 

Freedom Planet © Galaxy Trail

Sash Lilac © ZiyoLing

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Whoops, thought I posted this! Well it's late anyway since this was shared on my patreon way back in 2023 but here it is: EXTRA LATE. 

Seems even after all that nonsense Arlie can't get Domino out of her head. While Cora goes on and on about something, maybe being hungry, IDK. Anyway- if ya want to read what went on, then check the link below to read the comic! It's FREE to read! 

Journey to the Skyline © Mike Girardin

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She found a knife, run!

Surge © SEGA

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Dragon boostooooo!

I recall Sabrina saying it's hard to render this and she's not wrong. Second time I've drawn her doing this and there is something a bit odd about drawing the headbutt from hell. 

Lilac © Galaxy Trail/ZiyoLing

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As seen on my patreon a few months ago, I wanted to do a short haired Samus piece after seeing a few people do one of their own.  Adding a bit of extra into Samus given her . . . ever growing genetic lineage.  Metroid/Samus © Nintendo

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Seen early on my Patreon! It's been a while since I drew her so I wanted to fix that. Have a grumpy Malina wondering why you're bleeding all over her freshly cleaned floor. 

Malina © Vanripper

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My comic Journey to the Skyline Mobile/Webtoon version: Journey to the Skyline for mobile

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New page of Journey to the Skyline is live on webtoon & the main site!

I promised a purple dragon! Happy Year of the Dragon y'all!

Spyro the Dragon © Activision

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First art of 2024! Got it done just in time for my bday. 

Cora and Blip are so hyped to go on a journey with their new friend. 

. . . Who totally doesn't want to throw them into the water :B

Journey to the Skyline © Mike Girardin

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My comic Journey to the Skyline

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