R. Scrooge

Hey! I'm the R. Scrooge, I like drawing gay lovesick mad scientists, and usually draw traditional art with colored pencils and fine liner pens. I could use a little help with covering extras beyond bills, food, and everything.

So, if you're into cartoony art, I'll gladly draw a sketch page of your favorite gremlins getting all romantic, arguing, making grilled cheese sammiches, etc. Tell me what color palette you'd prefer, give me references or detailed descriptions of your characters/scenes, and we can go from there!

$10 Sketch Page

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If you're interested, you can reach me via DM here or my email: [email protected]

OC x canon, fan characters, and your own personal OCs are welcome. I'll draw romantic scenarios, domestic scenes, and goofy hijinks. SFW only.

I'm open to drawing characters from anything, but it'll be in the cartoon style featured here.

Recent Full Color Sketch Page Commission:

Villains' Night Out Manga Cover

Zuleika Boxman

Zuleika is the robot daughter of Mikayla Boxman. She is a smilodon inspired robot. Zuleika has both ice and electric powers. Her power level is -8. She is one of the robots built to take a lot of damage during fights.  Her voice claim is Vitani from Lion King 2. Zuleika can switch between quadrupedal (all fours) and bipedal (all two). 

Chapter 5 plays out the festival so many fans have been eagerly anticipating. If you play the Neutral route, Kris tags along as a third wheel, wingman, and moral support for Susie's Big Date with Noelle. The group project in Chapter 4 left space for Susie and Noelle to talk and establish sweet, wholesome chemistry between them. While these two have a solid foundation, Kris gives them an extra friendly nudge at the ferris wheel and the relationship strength tester. They're Susie's best friend and slowly rebuilding their previous friendship with Noelle so they're in a uniquely perfect position to help the flustered lovebirds. Both of them trust Kris and Kris' involvement helps smooth over any heightened nerves or expectations attached to their budding romance.

As soon as the player finds Berdly, he kicks off the impress him to be his festival date competition. Which pretty much amounts to him directly asking each one in turn if they'll be his date. When Berdly first asked Noelle, she almost said yes because of their previous dynamic. He asks her again. She has the backbone to say no, but tries to be diplomatic and polite. She insists they're just friends.

Hopeless, oblivious Berdly asks Susie and she angrily tells him she's with Noelle. He has the audacity to approach Kris next and even uses the ridiculous nickname Queen came up with for them. But Susie intervenes and cuts him off before the player or Kris can respond, saying that they need Kris. Then Berdly changes tactic and tries to join them as 'the fourth wheel.' Every shot he took is rejected, but he takes it all with surprising grace. He pivots to announcing he's a fellow wingman and that if Kris or Noelle need any extra help, he'll be around.

He even sidebars with Kris and presents a bad poem he came up with for Noelle to use to impress Susie. It's sweet. In a way. While Berdly does finally take Noelle's hint and back off, he tries to maintain his smug, superior attitude with what comments he makes about Kris playing third wheel. It's a backhanded, hypocritical comment. He's trying. He's slowly improving, but whatever improvement he's made is offset by not quite knowing how to handle his changing dynamic with Noelle. He wants to continue getting included, but he doesn't know how to handle rejection with tact or grace. He doesn't understand exactly where he stands with Noelle, the difference between a crush and his newfound fondness for Susie, and whether he actually wants a romantic relationship with someone.

It's realistic that it will take time for Berdly to drop his superior nerd act and let his more vulnerable side come through more often. While Kris might have gladly gone on a date with Berdly now, it might be for the better that Susie quashed that option. Look, Berdly was approaching Kris as option no. 3. He gets credit for supporting Noelle, but he needs a little more time improving his friendship with Noelle, learning how to talk to and listen to others, and his own feelings or sense of self period.

That said, it'd be a fantastic idea for him to hang out with Kris more often as just friends. Even with the player interference in mind, the festival is a showcase for how compassionate, supportive, and emotionally intelligent Kris is. Later events in Chapter 5 show how much they love their dad. Kris' ideas may not always be the best thought out or planned, they may not know exactly how to fully express themself, but they care.

The scene where Asgore pushes Kris out of the Dark World and shuts the door in their face broke my heart. They're trying to save him and help him out. They want the best for him as much as he's trying to do the best he can for them in his own way. Both of them would benefit from sitting down and talking to each other.

Kris loves deeply and fiercely. If Berdly asks them out again, he needs to be genuine. No bluff or Casanova act.

Chapter 5 is full of little ship teases and hints. Susie and Noelle are the one canon ship, but I'm convinced that there may be a dangling thread for Kris and Berdly. So, the purple Darkner Seth is a self-professed Berdly fan and admirer. There's a little scene where he mentions brokering some kind of shady deal with Kris. The player thinks Kris is about to give Seth the all-important feather, but no. They're giving Berdly's no. 1 fan one of Berdly's feathers.

Susie bursts in and asks Kris why they have this momento conveniently on hand. Kris just blushes in response. How the player interprets this is ambiguous. I've chosen to read this as Kris honestly likes Berdly. Whether they have a crush on him or mild romantic interest, it's just not the right time, place, or circumstances to fully explore or unpack those feelings. While the chapter highlights Susie's newfound interest in romance and navigating her feelings for Noelle, Kris is learning some new things too. Susie asks Kris how they'd approach someone they like. From what little players have seen, Kris' frame of reference are their divorced parents and their older brother having trouble confessing his feelings for Dess.

Asgore's Dark World has some dating sim inspiration to it. Kris defaults to flirting whenever anything mildly romantic pops up. Anything deeper or more intimate to that probably feels weird. They might admire Berdly's bumbling, unabashed confidence. It doesn't matter how awkward or misinformed he is, he'll pick himself up and keep on trucking. In a way, Berdly has a similar awkward, dorky charm to him that Asgore probably had pre-divorce. Unlike Asgore, Berdly is working on course correcting and being vulnerable. He's trying to fix his strained friendship with Noelle and slowly getting better at understanding or not bulldozing her boundaries.

Kris has seen Berdly at his lowest. If they started liking him, it was when they saw him lower his guard. They like the hidden version of him that Noelle sees as worth maintaining a friendship with. So, fanart originally sold me on Kris and Berdly.

Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny reinterpret this cartoon first published in German magazine Lustige Blätter in 1932:

NOTE: Yes, part of the title is a Bob's Burgers reference. And it's one of my favorite ending credits songs!

Cosma the Chairlizard first appears in the episode "Stop Attacking the Plaza." She's an intimidating businesswoman with form-shifting powers as well as telekinesis. While there are two other Board members present when Boxman or PV interact with them, Cosma is the only one with an active speaking role. Whatever the other shareholders may be like, Cosma is the default avatar for their opinions and business decisions.

When she talks to Boxman, she comes across as somewhere between no-nonsense and frustrated. Asking Boxman why he's so fixated on destroying the Plaza is a legitimate question. It also shows how small peanuts Boxman's attacks are. Cosma doesn't register the Bodega heroes or the hero supply store as genuine threats. She places strong emphasis on the fact these are 'kids' too. If Cosma fights heroes, she's probably fighting grown adults or fielding requests on dealing with POINT if she's close to hero vs villain spats at all. She more likely spends her time, efforts, and work hours sorting through the bureaucratic tasks PV bemoans.

Cosma's question about the Plaza is fun from both a meta perspective and an in-universe one. As meta, it shows that Boxman is both a vehicle for classic jobber villain tropes and a subversion on them. In universe, Cosma is a complement to what concerns or grievances Professor Venomous brought up as Boxman's business partner in "We're Captured." Where Venomous loves petty villainy, Cosma is strictly interested in the serious, big-time, money-making side of villainy. The Board bankrolls ventures that provide villain resources. Boxmore is supposed to produce robot minions on a timely, reliable schedule and scale. Boxman's Plaza attacks are so time consuming and resource exhaustive, they're an active threat to profits and business. It's definitely serious that Cosma arranged a direct meeting with Boxman rather than a video call. She probably coordinates most often with Ernesto since he's the all-purpose business bot too.

When Cosma interacts with Boxman, she treats him like an unruly child as she spells out the ultimatum "Make more robots or lose funding." Stuffing muffins into his mouth and glaring or growling aren't enough to defuse how flippant Boxman is taking this business performance meeting. She likens them to boss and employee because that dynamic reminds Boxman of the hierarchy between them and what role or power she has over him. Probably because she wants Boxmore, she challenges Boxman to a bet: Avoid attacking the Plaza for 24 hours or lose funding.

In general, Boxman skates by because apparently, his robots are such high quality and in enough demand that Cosma sees corralling Boxman as just barely worthwhile. Boxman really underestimated just how much Mr. Logic contributed to building Boxmore's business connections and network pre-Ernesto. Boxman is charismatic, but his charm would only go so far with someone as hardnosed as Cosma. It's a golden opportunity when Darrell rats Boxman out. Not only does the Board keep Boxmore and Boxman's production line sans Boxman bullshit, but they can finally install a far more competent manager.

Cosma appears as a guest at Billiam Milliam's yacht party in "Villains' Night Out." She enters the party with a confident strut and doesn't really acknowledge Billiam. Otherwise, she's casually chatting with her colleague Vormulax. When Boxman approaches Cosma, she's wary. She doesn't want anything to do with Boxman outside of business, especially at a low-key social gathering. She's here to unwind and fraternize with colleagues and friends. Maybe make a few business connections.

Both she and Vormulax give Boxman heated glares, silently hoping he takes the hint to leave. Oblivious, he shows them an unflattering Looney Tunes reel of Boxmore antics and flaunts it as something to be impressed by. Both Cosma and Vormulax just walk away from him, making it obvious that they're both unimpressed by and annoyed with him. Neither one said or started anything because they don't want to make a scene at Billiam's party. It's the same unspoken animosity everyone else at the party holds towards Boxman, but they assume Billiam will handle it or that Venomous can and should rein in his date.

When Billiam sets up the show off your powers event, Cosma reveals her arrogant, competitive streak. She uses her powers to launch Billiam's missiles at the moon and blows it up with fantastic, theatrical flare. It's a mystery whether Cosma fought for her position as Chairlizard or simply took it through sheer force. While Cosma is powerful, she's selective about when and how she uses her powers or why.

In "Boxman Crashes," Venomous announces that he received a huge sum of blackmail money from the flustered Congresswoman. He casually suggests threatening the government official again for more and Cosma immediately shoots him down. Blowing up the moon was a calculated move, albeit frivolous. She's as horrified as everyone else at Billiam's party when Boxman attacks POINT HQ. So, Cosma is generally careful about who or what she targets and the potential risks and consequences attached. Leashing Boxman is text. She might have been leashing or restricting PV's wild hairs and suggestions too. In his case, he's more socially aware and business savvy than Boxman, so he takes her advice or warnings the first time. No extra threats or intimidation required.

Cosma gets her own full episode in Season 3's "Deep Space Vacation" When Enid and K.O. take off into space to visit Rad on Planet X, they find an empty asteroid field and a mind-boggingly gigantic Cosma. Before now, she’s used her telekinetic powers on screen but this is the first time she shows her size and shape shifting powers. The added bonus is that she can breathe in space and defy the square cube law! Cosma talks casually and conversationally with Rad and Enid. She’s a foodie that seeks out new, fantastic dishes everywhere including the vast expanse of space. Though, her cuisine interests aren’t restricted to humanoid sized food. If she’s currently the same titanic size as Galactus, she will eat planets and appealing space rocks. She handwaves moral and ethical dilemmas about whether or not these planets have residents or not.

Cosma gladly would have left Enid and K.O. alone. Her initially polite, friendly demeanor is probably why Rad and Enid don’t immediately attack. They try to reason with her about not eating Planet X and offer something more appealing in the hopes she’ll eject the planet from her digestive tract. When Cosma refuses to relent, they fight her but they’re no match for her scale. She swats them away easily, growing more irritated and annoyed with each onslaught. It’s a case of a gnat vs a human. The size is enough to determine the winner. Cosma is defeated by the indigestive quality of a planet-wide wet, resonating belch. After she forcefully spits out Planet X, she shrinks to the size of an ant before she retreats.

Cosma’s final appearances are mini-sodes scattered in “Thank You for Watching the Show.” One of these hints that she takes a solo crack at attacking the Plaza. Maybe she wanted revenge for not getting to eat Planet X or participate in the feast. The other appearance starts with Billiam and his blank-faced, Adonis build minions conquering the moon. Cosma promptly eats it. Since Billiam doesn’t have another on-screen appearance, did he get digested…? It’s a similar scenario to Demencia eating a pocket-sized Sunblast in the pilot episode for Villainous. Where Sunblast reappears in Instagram posts with Penumbra, reaffirming that he escaped Demencia’s digestive tract, the same can’t be said for Billiam. And even if Billiam throws social events Cosma enjoys, I don’t think she’d be too heartbroken over being the cause of the billionaire’s unfortunate demise.

I’m joking. I bet Billiam escaped to throw several more parties, but he probably blacklisted Cosma from attending like he wants to blacklist Boxman. Or he makes absolutely sure she has a buffet table all to herself so there’s no chance he’ll be on her menu ever again.

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Why have a snack when you can have the whole damn cake?