#excited to share this w yall bc this is going to be the first ‘fully finished’ taz art im showing

[orykorioart]

June 2023

How could you forget Lup?

[Image Description: A 5-panel illustrated comic featuring Taako and Lup in a limited color palette of pink, light brown, light red, purple, blue and yellow. Taako is is depicted with light brown skin and dark hair, which he ties behind his back. He wears a purple cloak. Lup is depicted with light brown skin and dark hair, which she ties in front of her. She wears a red cloak.

Panel 1: Young Taako and Lup, on both sides of a pot. Lup is stirring as Taako looks in. Below the panel is captioned with purple text:

“What’s the feeling”

Panel 2: Close-up of young Taako and Lup. You can see half of their face, and they are excitedly talking to each other. Below the panel is captioned with purple text:

“When you have a broken home, home, home?”

Panel 3: Pans down to young Taako and Lup’s torso. They are standing close to each other, indicating that they are holding hands. Below the panel is captioned, text in purple:

“Where’s the love when you were left on your own”

Panel 4: Taako’s hand, wearing the Bureau of Balance bracer. His hand is relaxed, but alone. There is a brief out line of Lup’s hand, reaching out for his. Below the panel is captioned with purple text:

“So alone”

Panel 5: Taako is standing center-frame, and you can only see the bottom half of his face and his torso. There is a single tear rolling down his cheek, his mouth slightly agape. He is grasping the Umbrastaff tightly in one hand, holding it close to his chest. There is a faint outline of a hand on his shoulder. Below the panel is captioned with red text:

“Who said you’re on your own?” End ID]

#taz #tazb #the adventure zone #taako taaco #lup taaco #lup #taako #lup taz #taako taz #illustration #the song is no lullaby by siames if folks are wondering. #color palette used here is mildly inspired by the animated video! #i actually wanted to use the style too but ended up defaulting to my style but a little more cartoonized #btw the sketch i did for this was from like. may 2022. #just never got around to actually finishing it bc i always prioritize finishing my r*ihan pieces bc of the brainrot lol. #normally draw the twins with dark brown hair + dyed but for the sake of a good limited color palette they have raven hair now #excited to share this w yall bc this is going to be the first ‘fully finished’ taz art im showing #anw augh ive had this in the drafts for more than a week bc ive been so tired and couldnt think of a good way to write the id #i hope it ended up good hauhhg

[altcvnningham]

georgia!! do uhm 1 to 13 and then 25, 28, and 29 :)

WOW thas a whole lotta questions I'M SO EXCITED

also keep in mind that i'm still the one person on earth who hasn't fully played mafia 3!! so most or maybe all of these r gonna be biased towards mafia de + 2 <3

thank u for the ask i adore u :*

1. What is your favorite game from the whole trilogy?

mafia 2 because i get to dress vito in little outfits like a barbie doll of the setting and plot :)

2. Who are your favorite characters and why?

vito, joe, paulie, and [looks at smudged writing on hand] horny trombonist

ANYWAY vito bc uhhh see question 3

joe bc haha funny man but also has a huge heart and unflinching loyalty and ugly shirt

paulie bc haha funny man but also has a huge heart and unflinching loyalty and-- wait

henry bc uhhhhhh fhfhfhnfnfuhhhhh holfd my hand,,,..............

3. Which character do you connect with the most?

uhhhh mostly vito and henry just bc they both have this certain like,, defensive aloofness and awkwardness that i find really relatable and oddly endearing, and i think that they both like to put on this tough front that is just So Fragile- bc they're just stupid softies deprived of affection and that just vibes w me yknow

also to me vito seems to inhabit a kind of naïvety, and sometimes i think he associates w things the way a kid would,,, not in an infantilising way, but having simplistic pleasures, not being able to forsee/care about consequences, and possessing a kind of "everything's going to be okay" mentality. like,, "oh as long as i'm with my best friends it's gonna be okay. nothing bad's gonna happen" and then henry dies and it's like "well time to wreak absolute havoc and go on a fucking massacre. don't see how this could ever backfire lol",,,, and idk there's something about it that never comes off as "stupid" to me the way it might to other people- vito isn't dumb he just cares so, so fucking much about those he loves that it like, never occurs to him that it could all fall apart with just one wrong move and. ANYWAY

also my chest hurts whenever i see ralphie bc i used to have a stutter that was just like his akdhsjsk 🥺👉👈

4. Which character is scarily close to how you act?

joe not taking fucking anything seriously and thinking he's a comedian and acting like a little slut and swearing too much

5. Which characters do you dislike and why?

ummm uhhh,,,,..???? won't lie salieri kinda annoys me but i'm positive half of it is bc of the dog thing and then the other half is bc in mafia de he doesn't have like an Italian Gangster Accent™️ like he just speaks like a normal guy??? also i think i could take him in a fight he looks like he has shaky knees

every single fucking race driver npc in fair play yall can die forreal

6. What were your favorite songs from each Mafia game?

WAHHHHH DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU

i'm extremely partial to django reinhardt (thanks bioshock) so whenever any of his songs are in mafia de i go a little bit crazy

ummm in mafia 2 i got so excited the first time i heard billy ward and the dominoes' rendition of rags to riches that i drove vito off of a bridge and died which i now accept as a canon ending

the first time i listened to keep me hangin' on by vanilla fudge in mafia 3 i actually had to sit down and just Stare because holy shit. Holy ShSET ME FREE WHY DOOOON'T YOU BAAAAAAAABE GET OUT MY LIFE WHY DON'T YOU BAAAAAAABE YOU REALLY DON'T WANT MEEEEEEEEE YOU JUST KEEP M

also i can't remember if happy feet by cab calloway was in mafia de or 2 but i was OBSESSED w that song for like 2 months straight

7. Your favorite ship and why? (OCs can be included.)

vito/henry, vito/joe, vito/henry/joe or die

henry/having a long warm hug and some therapy

8. Which character shares your sense of fashion?

sarah w the pretty blouse + skirt combo and i have a beautiful collection of vintage men's coats that nearly come down to my ankles, and i own one that looks very similar to tommy's in that one mission where he goes out to the country in the rain :) i wish there were more prominent female characters in mafia 2 bc i incorporate a lot of 40s-50s accessories and silhouettes into my wardrobe!!

9. The last Mafia game you played/watched, you so happened to get trapped in. How would you react and what would be the first thing you did?

well considering i like to frequently play mafia de for free-roam around lost heaven (i would KILL to have mafia 2 free-roam), i think i would be very happy to walk around and look at all the pretty lights :')

10. If you could give a hug to any character(s), who would they be?

henry bc that mf NEEDS it also i need it he could fix me

and then immediately joe paulie n lincoln bc they look like they give THE BEST hugs

11. Which character do you think is underrated?

frank colletti considering he went on a whole ass rant about this bitch dog that got fucked by all the neighbourhood chad dogs and then fully told tommy "you're the bitch" like that isn't the funniest fucking thing i've ever heard in my life

12. Which character(s) do you think you would get along with?

paulie bc he likes to be annoying and i also like to be annoying

john donovan i could listen to that clown talk all damn day

13. Which character(s) do you think you would NOT get along with?

marty i fucking hate him im so sorr- [gunshot]

25. This one is a bit silly. Who is a character you would not mind dating?

28. Some things you dislike about Mafia and why?

uhhhhh i feel like the plot of each game could've been fleshed out WAY more, and i won't lie the only reason i don't replay mafia 2 often despite it being my favourite is because i get bored w how formulaic it is and how little there is to do beyond the main story (which,, i understand that a lot was cut,, and i want to go easy on it bc ofc i'm so used to modern games having tons of content,,,,, but like mafia 2 came out the same year as arkham city,, which has a ton of shit to do :/) i get that it isn't easy to translate the tone and 'feel' of iconic mafia films into video games, but like,,,, c'mon why am i replaying fair play for the fucking twelfth time

the casual racism, especially in mafia 2, and i understand that it's staying true to the era but,,,, like shut up oh my god

29. How did you come across the Mafia Trilogy?

??? idk i don't remember one minute i was normal then the next i was making shitty vito fancams two hours before my assessment deadline was due and i've been mentally ill ever since

#long post #im so sorry i dont shut up #anyway THANK U i cant believe how many u gave me !! #mafia #mafia de #mafia 2 #mafia 3