I Find It Kind Of Funny That Shane Is Labelled The "i Can Fix Him" Romance Of Sdv But...he Really Isn't.

THIISSS!! For years I’ve dealt almost with this exact pattern to the point where I thought of giving up on art altogether.

This along with other key issues of caring too much about likes and follow counts instead of what I wanted to draw and share just to like share with others yknow?

Gotta remind myself not to overdo it when looking at beautiful art. There’s this special golden zone where you’re the most inspired and motivated by other people’s art but it’s so easy to slip into overwhelm and get demotivated :(

reblog if you believe fanfics are as valid as books that were published and sold by authors who write as their main careers. I'm trying to prove a point

submas is actually so funny because like. Do you think Gamefreak expected this kind of response to Ingo being in PLA? They not only chose to turn a guy who used to be fairly popular into a faller but they also made the mistake of doing it to a guy with a sibling. With the other fallers they at least have someone new to call family, or at the MINIMUM are in the present day and could locate their loved ones. Ingo is (I'm pretty sure?) the single outlier here.

Before all of this, Emmet and Ingo were pretty Jokey characters. Like everything about them is supposed to be funny AND IT IS. You mean to tell me that these two identical twins live in the same place, have the same job, and love their job and spending time with one another SO MUCH that they've kept up the whole dressing identical schtick up all the way until like. mid adulthood?? Possibly even early senior years if Ingo's new design is anything to go by??? Like that's so funny and delightful.

EXCEPT NOW. NOW WE ARE FORCED TO CONSIDER THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT. AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF ONE OF THEM JUST SUDDENLY DISAPPEARING. Like imagine having somebody in your life who is a constant, to the point where you see them every single day almost every single hour. THEN SUDDENLY THEY JUST GO MISSING. It doesn't help that at the current moment, we've really only seen half of this side plot they've thrown at us. so the million dollar question is now; ok where the fuck is Emmet then????

AND GAMEFREAK LEFT THIS OPEN TO INTERPRETATION. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN TO INTERPRETATION UNTIL THEY ARE PUT IN A SCENARIO WHERE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ADDRESS IT (probably the Unova remakes, and that'll be like. a WHILE). IN OTHER WORDS. THIS ENTIRE SECOND HALF OF THIS STORY HAS JUST BECOME FREE GAME. AND PEOPLE ARE RUNNING WILD WITH IT. What started as jokes about Emmet killing Arceus with his bare hands have escalated to SUCH an extent that'd look insane to any outsider who wasn't there to see every single step to where we are now. But as somebody who's been here for practically the entire time since PLA's release??? Everything just feels like a normal, natural progression. Actually, it's been a WHILE since I've seen a fandom go this crazy with aus, and I think it's really just a result of there not being all that much to work with. When you like a character but you're presented with very minimal content, you kinda need to fill the void with your own work, and that's kinda become the submas fandom's lifeblood.

you can draw Steve x Oswald please i have a backstory of them :D

Sure!!!^^

It took me a bit of research on who Oswald is, and I figured out that it’s the Commander lol. (Hopefully that’s right, if not I’ll redraw it)

I went a a bit overboard with this but it was really fun drawing it.

Hope you enjoy the ship art I drew. Hopefully it helps with your backstory!^^

This minecraft short comic called "A strange Coast" made by Ian Flynn I believe, I found in a book from my library I work has to be one of the most beautiful and respectful takes on the game.

It understands minecraft so perfectly and doesn't treat it as childishly as the other stories in it did.

And all that within 10 pages and no word spoken.

HEY DID Y'ALL WANNA CRY MORE OVER SUN'S SONG?!

✦Flower Sword✦

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The Submas Designs are a lot more clever than you thought.

First lets look at the Submas overall design.  We know that the original design was intended to make the Subway Bosses look like clowns and kind of creepy (that backfired); hence the comically large shoes and exaggerated expressions. Let’s start to break down each part of the design. 

To begin, The Submas extreme expressions are a possible reference to the symbol of theatre; the mask of Tragedy and the Mask of Comedy.  The mask of tragedy is commonly portrayed frowning ( not necessarily cry) on a black base mask while the mask of Comedy is portrayed smiling on a white base masks. Sometimes these masks are gold or split black and white color.  The masks together represent the two extremes of the human psyche. Definitely the contrast we see between Emmet’s smile and Ingo’s frown.

Next up, the coats.  These are obviously designed to look like train tracks.  The vertical grey lines representing the rails, the red brown the tie (the wood connecting the rails), and the buttons are the spikes that secure the track.  You can see the pattern best on the back of the Submas coat.  Looking at it you could laugh and say “I guess that makes the Subway boss themselves the train”, and you know what? You’re right.

This brings us to the most interesting part of their design, the color and pose.  Yes, there is an explanation to the silly pose too.  It’s so silly that we can just brush this whole design off as being another funny Pokemon character design; but unfortunately it’s actually thought out.  

The Submas themselves are the New York Subway. Or at least they are the personified version of it.  Let’s look at the colors again.  Black and White.  Very fitting for a game literally called Pokemon Black and White.  That alone brings us to some interesting comparisons with the game themes and pokemon.

Kudari or (Emmet in the English version) wears all white. He values routine and rules and is ultimately pretty point blank.  We can easily make that conclusion that  Emmet represents Reshiram and truth. If we break down his name we see that in Japanese it means something along the lines of “down train” or moving away/going down hill.  The different translations usually mean the same, except the name “Emmet” is a bit out of place.  A lot of people say the Submas names in English are most likely to be puns of “Ingoing and Emitting”.  But my crazy self did more digging and found that Emmet means “truth” specifically universal truth.  This name goes back to old German, Irish, and even Hebrew. All looping back to Reshiram and themes of the game. (On a funny side note, Emmet is also the Cornish word for ant; so Emmet having a Durant is really funny. ) 

Next up is Nobori or Ingo who wears a black coat and appears frowning. Despite that , his is very encouraging and excited about moving forward. This makes sense since the name Nobori in Japanese more or less means to move up/forward ( specifically up a mountain).  That’s why a lot of people believe that the poor man was eebie deebied for the pun because Warden Ingo works on Mt. Coronet. In English, Ingo is thought to be a shortened version of “Ingoing” which also aligns with not only the Japanese name but the character’s reoccurring theme of progress, moving forward, and ideals. In this sense Ingo very much represents Zekrom and ideals. 

Truth and ideals, Reshiram and Zekrom, Tragedy and comedy, white and Black.  All very good interpretations and symbolism for two funny train men. I would be satisfied with just knowing that, but no; the Submas are also a funny gijinka of the New York Subway.  This is the part the has me laughing at how simple it is and yet we just easily accepted that they were just a bit strange.

Take a look at this. This is a Zebra Board.  

Yep, it’s black and white. And do you know what? This MTA sign only appears in the New York subway.  What does it do?  These are used by conductors to indicate safety and that the train has lined up in the station. Every time the subway comes into the station, the conductor has to physically point at this board/bar to indicate that it is safe for the doors to open. The action is called “point and call” or “point and acknowledge”.  This practice is used in a few other train/subway stations (such as Japan), but the black and white board is New York specific. The pose of the submas suddenly makes a lot of sense.

Other Important notes observations.

The Submas face represents the front of the train.  So their eyes are the lights (hence Ingos glowing eyes in PLA), their side burns are cow catchers ( see graphic), and the Medalion on the hat is round like a train number plate.  Another interesting thing is that the Submas use airline Captain Pilot hats like Japanese train conductors use.  The only part of their outfit that confuses me is the arm bands.  This is more of a police uniform element and not a train conductor thing.

so to conclude, the Submas are basically a reference to in game themes, Reshiram/Zekrom, Trains, and literally the New York subway

I am not an expert. These are just my observations. I could be completely wrong.  Take and add what you would like to.  If you have more to add about the design, feel free to reblog that info. I would also like to see your interpretation.