hOi! Im an ilUsioN :3

Another one to the list!

Jakei sucks for making XTale Chara and Frisk male Jakei sucks for making XTale Characters skin with the color of a wall instead of realistic skintones Jakei sucks for making XGaster aroace because there can't be aroace antagonists. And now, Jakei sucks for making Cross trans-coded.

If you don’t like my work, just say so. I can respect that. But coming up with ridiculous arguments and pretending to have psychological expertise just to claim I make character choices for popularity? Spare me. Cry me a river. I'm sorry if your arguments are probably shaped by where you're from and what you've lived, but that’s on you.

For years, I’ve explored Cross and discovered that he can have trans-coded traits. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE PERFECT REPRESENTATION OF A TRANS-CODED CHARACTER, but I like what I’m doing. HELLO, THAT'S WHAT A WRITER DOES, EXPLORE THEIR CHARACTERS!

It makes me happy that people feel validated when they noticed it even before I’ve explicitly said anything. MANY people have felt represented by him and other characters without me needing to explain. What have YOU done to create this kind of reaction?

I only mentioned it publicly because I was happy others noticed. But I’ve since decided to stick with the "Show, Don’t Tell" approach. I’m glad people can see and like my attempt at creating a trans-coded character and I'm okay with people interpret him as a trans character outright.

Don’t throw me a fit because I write my characters the way I want or because people resonate with him in ways you don’t approve of.

Honestly, I’m happy to take a year and a half break away from folks like you. Here, I give you a Trans- coded Cross throwing you a trans coded blaster with all my love.

Another one to the list!

Jakei sucks for making XTale Chara and Frisk male Jakei sucks for making XTale Characters skin with the color of a wall instead of realistic skintones Jakei sucks for making XGaster aroace because there can't be aroace antagonists. And now, Jakei sucks for making Cross trans-coded.

If you don’t like my work, just say so. I can respect that. But coming up with ridiculous arguments and pretending to have psychological expertise just to claim I make character choices for popularity? Spare me. Cry me a river. I'm sorry if your arguments are probably shaped by where you're from and what you've lived, but that’s on you.

For years, I’ve explored Cross and discovered that he can have trans-coded traits. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE PERFECT REPRESENTATION OF A TRANS-CODED CHARACTER, but I like what I’m doing. HELLO, THAT'S WHAT A WRITER DOES, EXPLORE THEIR CHARACTERS!

It makes me happy that people feel validated when they noticed it even before I’ve explicitly said anything. MANY people have felt represented by him and other characters without me needing to explain. What have YOU done to create this kind of reaction?

I only mentioned it publicly because I was happy others noticed. But I’ve since decided to stick with the "Show, Don’t Tell" approach. I’m glad people can see and like my attempt at creating a trans-coded character and I'm okay with people interpret him as a trans character outright.

Don’t throw me a fit because I write my characters the way I want or because people resonate with him in ways you don’t approve of.

Honestly, I’m happy to take a year and a half break away from folks like you. Here, I give you a Trans- coded Cross throwing you a trans coded blaster with all my love.

XChurro flipping the bird

When @cornmayor came to Chile to visit me, she was watching me draw that specific scene and she suggested to draw him like that. I accepted it because it fits him so well, especially when he did it before.

Thanks, Corn.

When I was finishing this scene, something seemed familiar. I giggled. It was a coincidence.

Toriels' fight scene, heavily inspired by the Agni Kai from The Last Airbender, and also Dragon Ball. I was animating this fight after it was announced that Akira Toriyama passed away. Rest In Peace.

Only these two scenes made Animate crash more than once. It was because every single flower was moving, so just had to animate only the ones that were closer to the camera.

The reason why I hate animating XChurro's hair and X!Toriel: They. Have. A LOT. Of LAYERS. Because of that, the rendered video's size starting from 8:16 to 12:00 is 14 GB, probably the biggest video of all Underverse so far💀(Imagine I was still posting this as GIFs on Tumblr)

THIS WAS UNINTENTIONAL, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE "TOO FAR" THING, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A FANGAME ABOUT THAT, ABOUT FREAKING PAPYRUS, IT'S THE CRAZIEST COINCIDENCE THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME AFTER XCHURRO AND KILLUA, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, WHAT HAVE I DONE HELP

While Nyx was hating on the sound effects, his program glitched and made Alphys run away like a Simpsons character fleeing off-screen.

(we really need a second sound designer to handle the non-fight scenes in the future)

Not everyone knows this fact, but X!Chara used to be afraid of thunders as a kid in the first timelines.

For Undynes' fight scene, I had to take a bunch of photos and videos of myself posing with a broom to figure out how the spears work in movement, internet references and even my model doll weren't enough for my brain.

Making the animatic of their fight took me almost 1 month.

Little cameos: Marine from The First Human comic by @brittninja And Clover from Undertale Yellow :D

The other little hoomans are my own interpretation.

Cross and Papyrus scene.

Inspired by a deleted angsty old comic I made on Tumblr that I was planning on using for the series.

Note: You are valid 🏳️‍⚧️💜

And the last one: There are two secrets in the intro. 👀

Now that Underverse 0.8 Part 1 is finally out, it’s time for me to step back and take a break from the series. It’s a bittersweet decision... seeing the amazing reaction to this episode makes me want to dive right into animating the next parts. But I know if I do, I’ll fall back into the same cycle of emotional burnout I’ve faced over the years. To break that draining routine, I need to stop for a moment. Underverse will be on HIATUS FOR 1 YEAR AND A HALF.

HOWEVER! I’m not disappearing entirely! I’ll still be working on the XTALE 21 YEARS comic, hosting Ask the Xtale Gang events, and occasionally creating short animated content. This break will also give me a chance to focus on my original project, METADORA.

I’d be lying if I say I'm a little worried about people forgetting the series during the hiatus. But I need this break, and I can’t thank you all enough for your continued support and encouragement. Even during tough times, knowing that this project was born from a mix of improvisation and silliness, has brought joy and inspiration to so many people reminds me of my purpose in this world. And I want to keep doing that until the end.

I hope to return with renewed passion and strength to finish this journey that has taught me so much not only as an artist, but as a person as well.

Thank you for being with me.

Isso apenas me lembra o quão próximo esta de acabar… oque me deixa bastante triste e ansioso, mais ai lembro o quão importante Underverse foi pra minha vida :)

Muito obrigado @jakei95, por ser uma grande inspiração em minha vida, e por sua criação, que sempre me alegra toda vez que lembro dela

This just reminds me how close it is to ending… which makes me quite sad and anxious, but then I remember how important Underverse was to my life :)

DAY 29: Beetle