Hey all. Over the past couple months, I've gotten a lot of followers who probably don't know about my OCs and portfolio projects that I'm also working on, so I'm making a quick master-post for it!
K.O. CRISIS is a series of artwork––character designs, illustrations, sketches, and animations––inspired by late-90s/early-2000s anime and Y2K culture.
Set in an alternate-history Los Angeles in the year 2001, the story follows disabled Taiwanese-American Ashley Tang as she fights her way to the top of the bracket in the national augmented boxing championship.
As the youngest female fighter in the championship, she'll have to fight tooth-and-nail to defend her place amongst the heavy-weights. While her rare dual arm prosthetics help even the playing fields, it'll take more than brute strength to prove her worth.
But this isn't a story about an underdog triumphing against all odds. Throughout the story, Ashley will push herself to the limit for the sake of validating her existence under the grinding heel of the sports media machine, in a world that values disabled bodies more than their lives. As the championship rages on, one question seems to linger through the roar: Is Ash strong enough to win, or is she brave enough to quit?
Through the project, I'm hoping to explore representations of prosthetic-users in pop culture as "enhanced superheroes," as well as discussions of trans-humanism under medical capitalism, the fetishization of new technology, and the commodification of disabled people as entertainment.
Accompanying her journey include characters like Noora Balakrishnan, a local transfem prosthetics engineer who doubles as Ashley's ringside mechanical cutwoman.
The project is still in its early stages, especially since I sorta rebooted it earlier this year (meaning I'm no longer using past, outdated art for the project). If you enjoy it, you can find more artwork for the project under the #ko crisis tag!
The Core of the Planet of the Apes Franchise ft. Wes Ball (Director)
"Can Ape and Human live together? and I think what its really saying is Can two people who are different live together?"
Sci Fi’s purpose is always to question, test and challenge what we understand. And Planet of the Apes has always been a satire to the ego of humanity and their hunger for dominance. In a fictional world where Apes became the 'humans'/sentient intelligent species and men are likened to beasts. What kind of world will that look like? What kind of dynamic or relationships can that bring? and the Franchise has always been about asking that question.
Now enter our new main characters. Wes said the focus of the new movies will center around Noa and Mae’s very unique dynamic. A girl and a sentient ape both different but both similar in doing what they can to protect their loved ones.
and there’s nothing wrong if you get curious with how their relationship will develop. Is that something heinous? to root for a dynamic that can greatly influence the fictional world they live in?
tbh thats what the film WANTS- Make you curious. ASK THE QUESTIONS IT WANTS ASKED.
Peak storytelling. All I see is a Director smartly pinning the tension between these two main characters to further hook us to seeing more of the next films they’re making. A masterclass in creative writing too. With that we can ask the questions- If apes were sentient like humans how will we treat them? Who do we root for knowing human nature tends to be destructive? IF we understand each other’s differences can we learn from each other and live side by side? Circling back to the question-
Can Ape and Human live together?
And those questions will be answered through THEM- Noa and Mae.
Theres a-lot of importance in their dynamic and the future that they’ll bring with it. Will it be tragic or hopeful?
See, it intriguesss.
and thats Sci Fi’s purpose. That’s the Planet of The Ape’s message.
Also with the fandom ship or not ship yall just ENJOY this franchise and let its underlying messages speak to you. Thats what the filmmakers and actors behind this film would want too (I feel for them sm and see the passion to get this done and I just want to VOICE out that this beautiful movie and the characters they worked hard on are greatly appreciated)
who wants to be starcrossed rivals with me on a scorched battlefield of meaningless fate, forever duelling over ideals we've long since forgotten but cling to with each other desperately out of fear of losing ourselves
Nocturius : I love TBB so much. And Tech is clearly one of my favorite clones. It's because of that clever boi that I lose my soul in the Republic Commando dumpterfire and decide to run a Fi-Core facebook page. Why not a Tech-Core page you ask? Well, there was already 2 and I preferred to give more light about less-known characters. It's a bit more complicated than that but I do love both dearly. :3 :3
PCA pilot
AC6 commission for @feirun69! There’s not enough fricked up AC/MT pilots who are messed up by the Coral modifications, so it was fun to design them!