ROCKET!

【ROCKET!】

idk. Made me laugh. Rocket grunt trio of baddies that could very well defeat any opponent, but are too polite and stupid to do anything close to evil. They just accidentally end up saving the day every time.

Tip me!

I open my fist and this pops out

You can really tell a lot about someone from which piece of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle media is their favourite and which turtle is their favourite from said media.

Anger clouds the mind. Turned inward it is an unconquerable enemy. You are unique among your brothers for you choose to face this enemy alone. But as you face it, do not forget them, and do not forget me.

I watched the 1990s film for the first time recently. I really really liked it, guys

Captain America, are you off to fight the bad guys?

Hey, mighty Superman, can you save us from ourselves?

Hey, Mr. Universe, can you lift us up above this?

'Cause I'm just Iron Man, I'm a ghost within a shell

Take a look around, just look around

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions

Why did they never mention, what's real and in between?

It seems the path we're on was paved with blood and sorrow

No thought about tomorrow

Just part of the machine, or so it seems

Yeah, so it seems

We're all living the dream

- Living the Dream, Five Finger Death Punch

So I heard this song and couldn't help but think it really hit a chord for most of the Megamen in ZX and Advent, for quite a few reasons, and the idea to draw something based on it wouldn't leave my head. You can tell who I haven't drawn merged before, haha.

Lyric explanations under the cut.

Captain America, are you off to fight the bad guys?

Hey, mighty Superman, can you save us from ourselves?

Vent and Aile, respectively, as to me they embody the classical heroes of comic books (especially Vent) and since they're kinda the OG heroes in ZX, it felt like there was a pretty good thematic correlation here between them and the kinda quintessential Cap and Superman.

Hey, Mr. Universe, can you lift us up above this?

A play on Atlas' namesake, the god who held the world up - but also I can definitely see a reformed Atlas being a hero who is very good at search and rescue due to her immense strength. That, and she's always putting on a front to appear strong.

'Cause I'm just Iron Man, I'm a ghost within a shell

Self explanatory for Siarnaq, I would say. Ghost within a shell is quite evocative of him.

Take a look around, just look around

Grey is still observing the world, still learning it's ropes. Endlessly inquisitive, endlessly thoughtful, the quiet observer.

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions

Semi-spoilers for FTGFTF but Aeo wanted to do good in the world (this is the line that originally had me linking this song to the ZX/A crew!), and at every turn it seems he's blocked by something. Model W corrupting him has absolutely not helped with this, as he's committed heinous acts in the name of hopefully achieving peace.

Why did they never mention, what's real and in between?

Ashe, learning the truth about the twins. That they're not unrepentantly evil, and it shakes her worldview.

It seems the path we're on was paved with blood and sorrow

Ahh, Thetis. You're doing your best to save the environment, but this ground is already blood-soaked, and you're adding more blood to it.

No thought about tomorrow

Just part of the machine, or so it seems

Prometheus and Pandora, living day by day by day, unwitting cogs in Albert's master plan.

And everyone else, believing that they're the ones partially responsible for the machine.

Anyways, enjoy.

THE DREAM MASTER

He comes within the night, in corners of darkened rooms

A shadow in your sleep, above your mind he looms -

You scream in the night, terror and fright

The Dream Master takes you away

A landscape of horrors, he himself is the worst

Awaken or his prisoner you’ll stay.

You smile in the night, joy and delight

The Dream Master takes you away

A fitful sleep he provides, your guardian he resides

Awaken to the brightness of day.

Sweet dreams or worst terrors?

What will he bring?

He is the only one who knows.

He forever lurks in your mind

In brightest light

And darkest shadow.

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Rough poetry drabble/in-universe lore for an OC of mine (that I know @copper-sands quite likes :) ) known as the Dream Master.

He's essentially the Personification of Dreams and he can either be friend or foe - on what it depends, no-one knows. Dude always looks a little bit shadowy at the edges, slightly "off," and only those with sleep paralysis can see what he truly looks like.

And for reference, he's this dude:

With very clear influence from Bret of Blue Stahli.