You ever just find a video that perfectly captures the vibe of you OCs, and then you go feral over it? Hi that's me right now. So in the context of Wish, At All Costs is not a romantic love song, it's more of like, a familial love song. But in the context of this animatic, it works very well in a romantic context while still feeling a little familial, and I really love that.
And now I'm using this as an excuse to talk about my nutcracker OCs. Y'all this is so Auran and Loraine it hurts. This is exactly their energy and it's wrecking me AAHHHHHHHH! Like, okay so in the first audio skit I ever did for these two, Auran has specifically learned how to use his magic to make an Aurora Borealis, and he did this for Loraine. I mean it's also for him, but it's very much so he can surprise her and let her relive the memories of their adventure in the Great North together, where the sky was like that all the time. There is nothing these two wouldn't do for each other, and while I think Loraine is the one that starts out as the adventurous, curious one, Auran grows to become just as playful and would absolutely do stuff like this. He is such a gentle Jack Frost and I love that for him. And aaahhhh, the way Loraine craves the freedom of flight, the freedom of getting to choose who she is, it's wrecking me. Just, they are so good and sweet and cute together and aaaahhhh my entire heart. I need them kissing and dancing in the sky stat. AAAAHHHHHH! I don't ever feel this strongly about my OCs romancing, like I am not someone who writes a ton of relationships of this nature but this is wrecking me, hardcore. I'm a cauldron of passion that is OVERFLOWING!
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Just curious, opinions on the different nutcrackers that you know of from all kinds of media and stuff?
Sorry if anyone asked this before I wouldn't know
Love your art and characters by the way keep it up!
Hohohohohohohoho, we be opening the Pandora Box here. Not that I'm complaining~
So, this is going to be a very long post as I've seen a lot of the movies. I also have a couple books which I can give my opinion, and I'm familiar with various apparitions in videogames and such. So yeah this is going to be a loooooooong post.
So buckle up, grab a drink and enjoy the ride into my personal madness o7
[ CAREFUL, VERY LONG POST UNDER THE CUT ]
So, let's start with movies as those are easier to grab and talk about for me. I'm gonna go with their year of release ot keep things organized.
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Shchelkunchik (1973)
Small silly dramatic guy, I like him! The animators did a great job animating his design and make him incredibly appealing. As for his human appearance, eeeeeh I don't really care for him. Definitely a shock the first time you see it lol
But yes, adorable silly guy
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Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
Li'l guy. It is Sanrio so it's bound to be on the cute side. The Nutcracker itself doesn't do much in the movie, but as for Fritz himself, I... honestly don't care about him. He looks pretty, but personality wise he needs to work on it pff Idk he just comes out as plain and a little arrogant...
Still a fine fellow, though.
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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
One of the two ballet-based movies I've seen, and definitely the better one of the two imo. And good lord I love this guy. He may look terrifying but good lord if he's silly. And I actually don't mind his human appearance as simple as it is.
Silly man, this one.
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The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
HIM. MY BELOVED. THE GOOD LAD. Definitely my favorite, and not because this was my most beloved childhood movie. He is such a sweetheart with a hint of awkwardness but who can still kick your ass. And the final scene in the castle in the Italian dub is just *chef kiss*
10/10 lad.
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The Nutcracker (1993)
The other ballet-based movie... it's just Macaulay Culkin. And his nutcracker costume looks hideous lol.
Nothign to say. Surprisingly, he's not the worst one.
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The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)
Ripoff Ken. He is incredibly dumb, and a tiny bit of a freak, but could be worse honestly kdjng
They did Barbie before Barbie did it lol that's p much it.
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Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)
THE OTHER GOOD LAD. I love Eric so much he's such a sweetheart wanting to fix his mistakes. It's so easy to root for him. As for his human appearance... he's just Ken skjngf
10/10 lad #2
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The Nutcracker and the MouseKing (2004)
Oh boy what to say about this one. Very hateful in the first half. At least he learns and becomes bearable at the last third of the movie. But I do like the nutcracker form, they made the blocky design work as well, like later on it's actually very nice to see him move.
Still, horrible personality. Needs a slap in the face.
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Nutcracker in 3D / Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)
Hellspawn. Nightmare fuel. Abomination. Who the hell approved to that design?? And why did they pitch up his voice like that?? At least the kid playing human NC is not as bad, but good lord.
0/10 Just burn that puppet with fire, please.
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
This one just pisses me off. This one had so much potential, and the actor is actually good. It's just the way his character was written that is dog awful. They made him basically a dumb side character who barely does anything despite everyone in the movie treating him like he's a big shot. And the the fact that this was made by Disney just makes this worse.
Just so much lost potential.
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The Nutcracker (???)
I actually don't know who made this movie or in which year, but I do like this one. The movie is comedic so he's a bit silly, but he's still quite enjoyable. And for some reason he reminds me of Waluigi....
Still, silly guy.
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That's all for the movies. There are a bunch more that I've missed or that I can't find anymore so my list of opinions on them is not complete. But one day...
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As for other medias, hm... I have a couple books that are just the original story by Hoffman and the retell by Duman (of which I don't have much to say) and the graphic novel by Natalie Andrewson.
He's just a li'l guy, silly kid but enjoyable.
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Lastly, while there are no actual nutcracker based games, I do want to mention a few skins and characters I am aware of for the hell of it. I'm pretty sure I will be forgetting some but eh.
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Terraria
Silly guy that speeeens. I wish I didn't have to kill them skgjfn.
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Overwatch
As much as I now despise Overwatch for many reasons, I still love Zenyatta's nutcracker skin to death. Look at this silly guy. Definitely my favorite skin in the game.
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Saints Row IV
SR4 had a Christmas themed DLC, and among all the xmas reskins of the enemies, one was the terminator-like enemies being turned into Nutcrackers. And their design look so sick.
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Fortnite
I don't play Fortnite, but I do have to admit that the nutcracker guy looks neat. The crazy look fits the look quite well. If I would ever get in there (I doubt it but still), that would definitely be the skin I would use.
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Lethal Company
I don't play LC neither but I've seen videos of the nutcracker enemy in action, and yeah he looks silly. I love how he moves around.
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That's all of the apparitions that I can think of. I'm also aware of the point-and-click game made by Big Fish Games, but I have not played it myself. I really should do that one day...
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Aaaaaand that's a wrap. I'm definitely forgetting a nutboi or two somewhere but these are all the ones I can think of at the top of my head that are officially published and all.
If we start talking about folks in social medias I've come to know over the years... I'm gonna be here for 3 months trying to talk about them dkjfgn
Well, hope you enjoyed this personal spiraling into nut madness :V
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I've been looking through google to answer an ask , and suddenly, randomly, I discover this one random article from 2015.
WHERE WERE YOU MY WHOLE LIFE???
I was already aware of the exhibition, but I've never seen so many photos and content about it!
Just, GAAAAA I WANT TO SEE IT MYSELF SO BAD WHY DID IT HAD TO BE A LIMITED TIME EXHIBITION AT THE GHIBLI MUSEUM 😭
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