◇ hypnodreamer ◇

The exam period is over, and the first short comic with Wrice is finally done - yay! 🎉

Since Nice is pretty depressed right now, I thought making Wreck more chaotic in this comic would be an interesting dynamic

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Anyway, I was thinking recently: if we go with the theory that Wreck and Graffiti King are the same person (which I personally buy into), it actually gives his arc a really interesting twist.

Back when he was the King of Destruction (KoD), he was a pretty clear-cut antagonist. His powers were all about destruction, plain and simple.

But now, as Graffiti King (GK), things get murkier. On top of his combat skills, he now has abilities tied to interdimensional travel - which aren't even combat-oriented in the first place.

And just look at the titles:

KoD - "destruction" carries only a negative meaning.

GK - "graffiti" is way more nuanced. It can be vandalism or art. It all depends on the artist's intent.

So where am I going with this?

Could Wreck actually have a shot - even a slim one - at redemption? Here's the thing: he used to be pretty passive. He basically gave up his own dream so Nice could pursue his hero thing. But that clearly didn't end well. Now he's at a crossroads: either keep following orders (Mickey's orders) and stick to the path of destruction, or finally push back and choose creation instead.

Interestingly, that might even help him shake off the fear infection - depending on how deep it goes. The therapy seemed to work on Luo, but he was only mildly affected. I can't say for sure how badly Wreck is infected, even though he looks as bad as Smile did after that fear concentrate hit. We just don't have solid data.

But if my theory holds up, it'd make for a solid character arc, regardless of which choice Wreck ultimately makes.

I guess we'll have to wait for Season 2 to see if I was even close.

[Though, if it turns out GK and Wreck are two different people, I'm going to sound really dumb. But hey, I'm always silly, so no big deal.]

(P.S. I now have a headcanon that Wreck can at least draw a little. That'd be super cool, especially if he's destined to become GK.)

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So this is what my brain does instead of letting me sleep. Thanks for reading, catch you later!

Several photos of the figurine:

And here's a photo with a birthday cake in the background (my sister gave me a cake with my old drawing on it):

A lot has happened, and a lot of time has passed. I think this past year was the most intense one yet in terms of change: I got obsessed with donghua, created a Tumblr account, started posting my drawings, and just went through a ton of interesting experiences. It's been a great chapter of my life.

But this isn’t the end — it's only the beginning. And with that, I have some news!

hypnogoosek is now changing its name to hypnodreamer! My main OC (now on my profile pic) is changing along with it :>

The reason for this change? Oh, it’s very unusual and surprising!

… Just for fun 😶

For the longest time, I couldn't decide how to pose the figure to make it look good, so I ended up sitting the chibi on the couch. I don't think I need to tell you which specific scene from the series I used as a reference :>

So now he's sitting cutely among the pillows (= ⩊ =)

After the figure was printed, it was handed to me for sanding. This was probably the most stressful stage for me — I was so afraid of messing everything up ^^'. But in the end, everything looks just as charming as it should.

I already had some experience with Blender, but my creations there were limited to swords, hatchets, simple houses, and one really cool flamingo. When it came to characters, though, things were pretty rough. So I learned a lot during the class!

The hardest part was creating the hair and the skeleton (for changing the figure's pose later). I didn't like how they looked for a long time, but in the end I achieved a result that met my expectations. Overall, I'm very pleased with the work!

And yes, unfortunately, I don't have any photos from the skeleton creation stage. Up until that point, I had been doing all the work on my laptop, but at some point it stopped working properly due to the high polygon count. So I had to switch to a computer at college to finish the work.