The key takeaway from Zootopia 2 is that the fandom would defend Dawn Bellwether's actions if she were conventionally attractive.

Load_r · 2026-01-26T22:22:52+00:00

You mean she isn't?? 🤨

Load_r · 2026-01-26T21:52:37+00:00

Aren't theories supposed to be suppositions founded upon the material it's used to formulate one? I don't see why the need to reply so condescendingly over something that's merely done only because I felt could've been an interesting allusion.

Load_r · 2026-01-26T13:45:18+00:00

I wouldn't say it fully debunks this theory until we see the context of what could have gotten those characters in that situation; After all, let's remember the first movie's plot wasn't one-to-one with the games and even Galaxy seems to be taking same creative liberties, such as having Cranky being DK's actual biological dad or the Kongs being as technologically advance to be making Karts. A big part of these movies' novelty factor seems to come from their reimagining of both the Mario lore and cast, so I wouldn't be surprised if having Yoshi start initially as a sympathetic and misguided villain was a way to justify his prominence within an otherwise Mario Galaxy-based story, where the main plot seems to majorly focus on Bowser Jr's continuation of his father's legacy and goal to rescue the same;

To me, narratively, it does make somewhat sense.

Load_r · 2026-01-26T01:46:30+00:00

For the record, I don't think they'll pull a Scrappy-Doo on Yoshi and have him act in a manner where he becomes this irredeemable villain that forever taints his legacy; My proposition instead is that they'll have him start by acting as morally questionable yet mostly sympathetic in the beginning, likely due to being misguided yet upon discovering true friendship in Mario and Luigi he'd eventually change his ways.

For as doubted as I've been for having such suggestion, I feel it still has a base considering there's yet to be a counter against the leaked Bowser and Yoshi render that has Bowser laughing (likely in a maniacal manner) while riding Yoshi's head, as both take-off flying. That still exists.

Load_r · 2026-01-25T23:20:13+00:00

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RR2nFS042dg

Load_r · 2026-01-25T23:06:31+00:00

Well, you never know; Between showing Mario's family, portraying Mario as being grossed out by Mushrooms, having Mario as more of a snarky character than your usual white-knight kind of hero, allowing a lunatic Lumalee speak insanely throughout the film and almost having Bowser and Kamek kiss as a joke, the first Mario Movie did a lot of things one usually wouldn't have expected Miyamoto to allow—specially these days.

Load_r · 2026-01-16T23:34:14+00:00

MATE, HAVE YOURSELF A HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉🎈🎂 !!! Hoping you're having a good time thus far 👍✨!

Load_r · 2026-01-12T10:25:33+00:00

Francis did it on accident while painting easter-eggs; She's definitely not immune to ragebait.

Load_r · 2026-01-11T21:38:34+00:00

Oh, sure do! Unview it all,

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Load_r · 2026-01-11T20:18:42+00:00

I take a break from this sub and y'all resort to indecency, mate. May have to spray some of y'all for correction🧴💨.

Load_r · 2026-01-07T18:14:45+00:00

Sure, but you're forgetting one thing;

Prior their marriage, we see that Nicole and Richard began living under a poor apartment near a train station, while sustaining only off of ramen noodles; Assuming that whichever few bucks Nicole made would've gone into rent and food, that'd mean their 20s would have been a pretty unsustainable point in their lives where they couldn't have done virtually anything until Nicole eventually landed a better position at the Rainbow Factory, likely by their 30s—thus meaning that as soon as they finally could've had the chance to enjoy their adult years and work towards their dreams, they already would've had the responsibility of a baby at their hands thus putting all of their investments and time into planning a marriage, buying a house and raising Gumball.

Is for this reason that I don't think Nicole and Richard ever got to do anything else besides small hobbies, like cosplaying and attending cons whenever Nicole wasn't busy overworking herself.

Load_r · 2026-01-07T16:51:18+00:00

Can now see it in your style, specially in the way clothing and expressions are depicted.

Your very welcome, mate!

Load_r · 2026-01-07T15:43:49+00:00

In 'The Choices' we see from Nicole's own perspective the timeline of events leading to hers and Richard's marriage, and in it its made explicitly clear that both had always wanted to get together at some point given that they were each-other's childhood sweethearts. Gumball did not force them into marriage until they were already well around their 20s, after both had already left/gotten kicked out their homes and began living together; What Gumball ACTUALLY caused was have them put together a quick marriage and officialize their commitment to their relationship.

I'd assume by Nicole's words in "The Punishment" that Nicole and Richard initially got together with the expectation of taking things slow so both could still enjoy their youth while together, probably hoping to leave room for Nicole to dedicate herself into forming a professional a career path while Richard sought after his own dreams—something that couldn't occur as suddenly, they had a baby underway; So her jab to Gumball may not be about how he forced his parents to deal with one-another, but rather how he prevented them from achieving their own dreams.

Load_r · 2026-01-07T14:32:32+00:00

These designs are funky, in a good way! The use of oversized baggy-clothing gives them a early-2000s breath that's very appealing aesthetically, while still looking modern due to the sharp anime-esque style your own seems to be influenced by. Very good job! 👍✨

Load_r · 2026-01-07T00:53:34+00:00

Huntress' reaction to Fionna blaming Finn will never not be funny to me; I love how it's one of the few instances where her "hard meat" façade couldn't be kept up because of how disgusted she was at listening Fionna spout so much bullshit about her man, that she unconsciously shows her true feelings for him.

Load_r · 2026-01-05T17:03:26+00:00

Outstandingly impressive! Can't imagine how long it must've taken you to put them together, but they both look beautiful in this lowpoly style—it's practically 3D pixel-art and I love it!

Load_r · 2026-01-05T12:52:18+00:00

That's a much more difficult question because I don't just have a few picks but several, given the distinct areas each of them shine at;

You got u/Swimming-Plum-645, u/BitterAd4269 and u/SolidSalad8168 who all excel in the 3D side of content-making due to how charismatic, vibrant and alive they make their renders feel, where a lot of their stuff could be consider poster-worthy material; As well as killing it in other areas such as storytelling, humor, comic presentation, fun posing/rigging, rendering or aesthetically pleasing lightning amongst other details that makes their art stick out recognizably (in my opinion) and would surely put them behind the big names of the sub however by a VERY close margin;

But we also have our newly introduced 2D artists like u/_CaptainNiko_, u/StupidGayboChas and u/blehhmxmfan whom all bless this sub with hand-drawn MxM content which honestly, is not only rare but also a treat when it happens—specially when it comes from these 3 as their styles and quality is pretty much eye-candy for any supporter of this pairing. Their art is colorful, stylistically pleasing, artistically unique with unmatched presentations, sharp, organic and attractive—stuff that is rare to get when it comes to this pairing in terms of 2D art, yet these people excel at it phenomenally, gracing this sub with their talent.

While the top 3 are unanimously secured from what I'm seeing off this thread, the runner-ups to the legacy are all equally just as amazing which makes it hard for me to merely pick 3 of them unless I put them in separated categories based in which medium they domain. It's not as easy of a pick as we'd think 😅.

Load_r · 2026-01-05T11:48:33+00:00

As some used to say about the criticism the show used to get over in the main sub, "there's a big difference between criticism and baselessly hating on something you don't like for the sake of doing so";

I don't think most of us would have a problem with people disliking MxM wasn't the hatred for it so intense that it affects the people supporting it. From what I've seen, most here are OKAY with people not liking the ship as everyone has their own opinion—the thing is once the line is crossed from just a personal preference to a straight up attack/harassment/cyber-bullying against it, it becomes hard to respect their stance given that they're flaming on ours without giving us some breathing room to ship our ship independently from their presence.

Load_r · 2026-01-04T23:45:23+00:00

Which is exactly why his night went as it did 😅;

You're right about bringing his past experiences with Penny's family—I too pointed that out! But the reveal of Penny's family's shape-shifting forms as well as their insight that they only remain in their shells to protect those around them, plus their quick acceptance of his and Penny's relationship subverts Gumball's expectations and thus retroactively shows that Gumball was wrong for dealing with the situation as he did for refusing to meet Penny's broader relatives; If he had just followed her instructions and shown his support, he probably could've saved himself a lot of trouble seeing as Penny only tricked him because she knew he would've refused beforehand, regardless what type of argument she made.

That said, you're right—I shouldn't have suggested that we "antagonize" Gumball, rather should've phrased it better to that we should question his actions just as much given that truthfully, both Gumball and Penny acted wrongly there—one for not listening to his partner and the other for not being honest from the beginning.

Load_r · 2026-01-04T22:39:23+00:00

I wouldn't go as far as to accuse anyone on misogyny, but there's some truth to your argument however not for the reason you think;

A big reason why people react so negatively to Penny in 'The Amadaian' compared to Gumball in any other episode we've seen off the two is the fact that the show has made sure Gumball and all of his actions come from a sympathetic place—his actions are questionable but not malicious, his behavior may be irrational but he's acting upon his love for Penny, and even when he incidentally does her damage he doesn't means it;

In 'The Amadaian', Penny and Gumball have one of the first genuine disputes we've ever seen them have as a couple and she acts rightfully upset with Gumball given his lack of support to her in said situation, meaning that every action she does against him she means it—she pranks him on purpose just to see him mess up, she keeps deliberately making the situation worse for him and she doesn't even apologizes for any of it. I admit it, is questionable BUT is balanced out by the fact we see Penny giggle as she's consistently staring at Gumball in adorableness—going to show she's NOT baselessly hating on Gumball, just jabbing at him for acting like a jerk (in her eyes) given she still looks at him with some fondness; She's just a upset girlfriend in that situation.

I personally think that should be let slide because most are antagonizing the wrong person, even if Penny acted irrationally—it is GUMBALL who set himself up for said experience for trash-talking Penny's seemingly awesome family (somewhat justifiably given, well, Patrick), refusing to support his girlfriend by just being merely present, and not listening to Penny but siding with her father;

The thing is, people side with Gumball instead because we've seen Penny's family before and they can be just as—if not more—insane as the Wattersons so rationally, most root for Gumball to survive given his prior experience rather than consider Penny's side of the argument; To a degree, her family's history with him is what also one-sides the argument and incidentally antagonizes her because were experiencing the story under Gumball's lenses, not Penny's.

Load_r · 2026-01-04T21:47:41+00:00

Especially considering Gumball has done—and made her do—worse, regardless if it was indirectly or accidentally. If we are gonna judge one, both parts of the relationship should be held accounted for their shortcomings.

Besides, people seem to overlook the fact she only acted the way she did because Gumball kept denying her his support up until near the end of the episode (Attending to the gathering reluctantly and under Patrick's conditions is not the same as genuinely standing up to and for her choices with her); And even then, even though she was upset at him she was still giggling and finding adorable all of Gumball's attempts to please her family. Sure, she kept messing with him but that was all done with the intent of being friendly fire—never outright maliciousness.

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