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He sounds like a mix between a motorcycle and a cicada, but it gets the same point across so I guess we can call it purring.

#he is wonderful

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the way that kevin chu was SINGLEHANDEDLY fighting a battle to make alex mercer dress well and look handsome and was confounded at every turn

#he is a fashion disaster (affectionate) #it gives me a new fic idea: P2 alex gets outed as a fake bc he dresses too well

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Drew him on-model for once.

Then drew him off-model, to maintain the equilibrium.

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please don't ask me how i try to draw, i'm purely winging it with "trust the process" panic alone LMAO

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Zeus? Zeus what does that mean? Zeus how could you possibly know that? Zeus you can't just say things like that and then not elaborate.

(Zeus then failed to elaborate)

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If they ever reboot Prototype, there should be a karma system as a secret, hidden mechanic. Your only clues to Alex's karma level is the military's radio chatter dialogue, and the mini-cutscenes used for highjacking vehicles. They may change depending on how much of a dick you've been.

Unlike other games with a morality system, Alex's karma rank at the beginning of of the game doesn't start at "neutral." It starts at the lowest value possible, because everyone assumes the man-eating monster is pure evil unless proven otherwise.

If you keep civilians off the menu and only fight the military in self-defense, then the military's radio chatter regarding "ZUES" will shift to a more lighthearted tone (and even get a bit silly). Hijacking a vehicle will non-lethally evict the current occupants. At really, really high karma, the military will tense up but not automatically attack if they see Alex with his claws (or any of his other powers) out.

Becoming a hero is not an option. The highest karma Alex can get is barely above "neutral" status - at which point the military barely tolerates Alex's presence, and warily accept his assistance with fighting the infected.

At the highest karma, stealing an armored vehicle is much faster, since all Alex has to do is bang on the lid and imperiously order the driver/pilot to get out of the vehicle. When the military's radio chatter speaks of Alex, they talk about him like he's an urban cryptid (or a troublemaking stray dog) instead of a walking nightmare wearing human skin. The tone dissonance is as cheesy as it is hilarious.

#god i love this idea #especially the idea of a subtle karma system #i tried to do something similar for a knock-off game i was doing to learn Unity #we don't have to wait for prototype we can scratch off the serial numbers and do our own thing

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god i feel hysterical looking at my old art and comparing it to my current grasp on art fundamentals with this wip, 2017 (when i was 15) vs 2024 (when i'm 21 as of making this post)

#glow up #holy shit dude

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still doodling whatever feels funny or sweet to me (like amaya)

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is this meme about the virus or getting a hyperfixation on this game? yes

unblurred and alex-only versions:

if you're going to use these, feel free, but please keep the watermark/artist credit and use responsibly...!

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Extinction With a Stolen Face

#op ends up being my favorite artist in every fandom we share

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How does this keep happening?

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Hopped in to say, I really love your artstyle, it's so expressive! And I really love seeing people still making quality content for Prototype.

I'm so proud of my son.

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hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i just wanted to say that i really love the way you drew your prototype art and your alex mercer. he looks like a smug cat

The face of a man(?) who has learned highly classified government secrets and can't wait to tell them to his sister so she can post them on Wikileaks.

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new personal hell discovered: watching youtubers play Prototype for the first time

#prototype 2009 #'i need health badly' he says. surrounded by npcs