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Imagine having a fake-out death? Couldn't be me. Made this at school

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I had a lot of fun with this one. Cole is my favorite Ninjago character, so- of course- I wanted to participate in this DTIYS challenge. But, like. The original was just so cute! I had to.

Congrats on 200, @nokkomo !

Here's the original piece! Go check them out!

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Close-Up:

Cole will always be the prettiest.

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I like to think that lloyd has random hidden talents like he can draw or has perfect pitch or can sing, but none of these were really encouraged in darkleys and he was too focused on taking after his dad

Someone figures out he has perfect pitch and Lloyd is like, “Can’t everyone do this— 🤨”

#my personal choice is ‘what do you mean not everyone can use both their hands equally’ #my boy is ambidextrous in the purest form #hcs #lloyd garmadon

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Goblin you have to stop. You smoke too tough. Your swag too different. Your bitch too gay. They'll kill you

#lololololool #ninjago dragons rising

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I think Kai doesn't understand how hard it really is to be a green ninja and still wants to be one.

And Lloyd, who on the contrary is terribly tired of enormous responsibility, wants to be an ordinary teenager or at least not a team leader

Sometimes you really want to switch their roles lol

Song: loveless - running up that hill rock

Перевод на русский:

Я думаю, Кай не понимает, как на самом деле тяжело быть зеленым ниндзя, и все равно хочет им быть.

А Ллойд, который наоборот ужасно устал от огромной ответственности, хочет быть обычным подростком или хотя бы не руководителем команды.

Иногда очень хочется поменять их ролями лол)

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Shout out to wus teas for making bassist Cole cannon

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Got a new pen today so I dropped everything I was doing to try it out

#ninjago dragons rising #ninjago spoilers

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So much history you weren't present for

#hey— #monkie kid #freenoodleshipping

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Fanfic Character w/Conflicting Traits

Anonymous asked:

How do I write a character who has low self esteem + is very pessimistic while also being (rightfully) proud of his work and rude? I'm having trouble balancing these traits of this fanfic character as I don't want want to go to the "soft sad boy" or "arrogant evil guy" extremes, both of which I've seen the fandom push their characterization toward sadly. I see myself in this character so it makes me want to go for a more nuanced approach.

The tricky thing about this character is the dichotomy between having low self-esteem yet still having the ability to be proud of his accomplishments. That definitely requires a nuanced balance, which is why I think people struggle with portraying this character, tending to either veer into "soft sad boy" or "arrogant evil guy."

The fact that you see yourself in this character to a degree will give you a leg up on others who are writing him. Hopefully you can look to canon as a guide and suss out how these two contradictory personality traits coexist. If low self-esteem doesn't inhibit his ability to take pride in his work, how does it affect him instead? What is it that allows him to see the value of his work and take/show pride in it, despite feeling low about himself in other ways? Examine how canon handles this and you'll have a better idea of how to portray it.

You can look at other specifics, too. How does their low self-esteem typically dictate their interactions with others? Is rude their default because of the low self-esteem? Or is there another default, and the rudeness comes on as a matter of pride? What sorts of things tend to trigger this shift? Is it specific to mood, circumstances, or even character?

Your best bet for doing this well is to pay very close attention to how they behave in canon and really try to get to the bottom of what makes them tick. Then, you can apply your own sense of things--from your own experiences or whatever it is you see yourself having in common with them--to fill in the gaps left open by canon.

Happy writing!

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#high ego low self-esteem you say???!!?!?!!? #-----------> KAI

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Nya should talk to Arin about how she felt when she was the only one on the team without powers

#oh hey that’d be a neat nod #ninjago dragons rising

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"What powers you?"

"I, uh, I don't know."

Man that could've been a great plot point as to what exactly powered Zane.

But at the same time, that's what AUs and headcanons are for, sooo maybe it's better off that the show didn't go too much into his power source.

#dONT WORRY IM ON IT #...eventually #but i do like the symbolism they *attempted* to pull at the end of season #ns3

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Lloyd is an amazing singer. He loves music and singing in private and he plays the piano and the guitar. None of the other ninja know about this tho bc he doesn‘t like singing in front of people. The only person that knows is Wu bc he overheard him playing the piano and singing once.

#*thumbs up* #hcs #lloyd garmadon

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Finally completed my face references for what I think the ninja look like as of Dragons Rising :D

I’m very happy with how these came out!

Next, I’ll draw some Pixal portraits :D

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Dude, I love old ninjago🍰

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#ninjago dragons rising

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yeah this is Ninjago. My boy Lloyd this is my blog i can post whatever i want forever <3

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