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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 3h

The Tokyo metro almost has an overabundance of signage; even with the romanji spellings and the PA speakers having English sections, there were more than a few times I got turned around from not knowing where to look or stand. The express lines that skip certain stops were an additional hurdle.

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 4d

“You always think of fairy tales and myths as stories people made to teach moral lessons, or to explain how everything came to be. But if they’re a part of history as much as material reality, wouldn’t that mean magic is real? Perhaps more real than we might at first think!”

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Relay314 @relay314.bsky.social · 4d

Had a supremely fun time designing this fantastic character, Jean Han, with my dearest @darkrider213.bsky.social !!🐉

Illustration of an anthropomorphic dragon, he has jade green scales, a reddish brown mane that runs along the length of the tail and golden horns. His eyes are gold. He has flowing whiskers growing from his snout. He’s wearing a blue and gold robe, styled after a hanfu. The bracers in his forearms are tied in a criss cross pattern in gold and deep blue. His claws are visible. His expression is determined but calm.

A reference sheet of the character Jean Han. The anthropomorphic dragon is seen clothed and unclothed. When not wearing the robe, you can see the dragons white underbelly and chest.
Jean is shown as a human, a tall, younger man in his mid 20s with dark hair and a tan complexion.

His eyes are dark brown, almost black. He’s wearing a brown jacket, a green sweatshirt with a white collar showing. He’s wearing ordinary blue jeans, a brown belt and dark boots.

He is looking at the viewer and smiling gently.

The text reads:
Jean Han
Dragon form - 200 cm / 6’8” ft

Next to the human depiction:
175 cm / 5’8” ft

A color swatch for the dragon can be seen on the top right.

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 15d

Wishing you a wonderful 27th! May this day be one that you enjoy and can do something special!

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 18d

If you see this, repost with a game that released the year you were born

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Relay314 @relay314.bsky.social · 19d

Trobio!! 🦋

#silksong

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Helen 🍉 comms OPEN! @helenicchi.bsky.social · 19d

"What character changed your brain chemistry?" and it's my own OCs

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 20d

Seeing the trailers for Star Wars Visions volume 3 just a short while after watching the Demon Slayer movie only reinforces my deep need for Disney to give Ufotable the bag required to convince them to make peak.

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 21d

Share your favorite black and white movie

Hara Kiri

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 21d

My top 10 Deltarune tracks!
Quote your top 10!

💙 Third Sanctuary
💚 Scarlet Forest
💜 Black Knife
💙 A CYBER'S WORLD?
💚 Knock you down!!
💜 Welcome to the Green Room
💙 GUARDIAN
💚 Neverending Night
💜 With Hope Crossed On Our Hearts
💙 Acid Tunnel of Love

Relay314 @relay314.bsky.social · 22d

My top 10 Deltarune tracks!
Quote your top 10!

💙 Third Sanctuary
💚 Field of Hopes and Dreams
💜 TV WORLD
💙 A CYBER’S WORLD?
💚 Ruder Buster
💜 Paradise, Paradise
💙 Friends
💚 Neverending Night
💜 A DARK ZONE
💙 Darkness Falls

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 21d

Oh jeez Za/Um is announcing a new game in State of Play

Zero Parades. Much more heavily action-oriented but the same art and dice roll system as its predecessor. Unsure if it takes place in the same setting, or if it will keep same the themes

Writing feels lackluster compared to DE, extremely AAA

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Relay314 @relay314.bsky.social · 23d

Getting Undertale fever again so it’s high time to repost one of my favorite collaborative designs I’ve worked on with @darkrider213.bsky.social - the human mage Halkam! ✨

A cloaked mage clad in heavily draped robes in various hues of purple. Some details are gold, like his sleeves and the symbol on his robe. The sash around his waist is red and a book is fastened on it, peeking through on his right side. You can see his glowing purple eyes in the darkness of his hood. The text reads: Halkam.

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Ultima @ultimashadow.bsky.social · 24d

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 24d

“It is precisely because of the span of years lived that I value the present more than any other time! Consider what acts remain in our grasp today; change of great scale may not be immediate, but it always begins like the first flake of an avalanche. The future still molds to our vision.”

- Halkam

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 24d

Wild to see all my silly headcanons on the human-monster war basically be confirmed as canon in the Undertale anniversary stream. Inspires me to start writing more on Halkam again.

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · 25d

Quote with your GOTY!

2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2024: Helldivers II
2023: Armored Core VI
2022: Elden Ring
2021: Disco Elysium
2020: Star Wars: Squadrons
2019: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2018: Super Smash Bros: Ultimate
2017: Night in the Woods
2016: Dark Souls III
2015: Undertale

Xander @xanderhworks.bsky.social · 26d

quote with your GOTY!

2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2024: Metaphor Refantazio
2023: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
2022: Xenoblade Chronicles 3
2021: Echo
2020: Adastra
2019: Devil May Cry V
2018: God of War
2017: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2016: Dark Souls III
2015: Bloodborne

A grid of my favourite game releases for each year from 2025 through 1991

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 29d

there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men

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Relay314 @relay314.bsky.social · 29d

Asgore sketch, working on a fun little piece for the Undertale anniversary! 🌼

Sketch of Asgore as he appears in Undertale. Hes clad in armor with big pauldrons and a long cape. He’s holding a watering can and smiling gently at the flowers in his garden.

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · Sep 16

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.

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Relay314 @relay314.bsky.social · Sep 14

Quick Hornet sketch while I gather my sanity to continue the journey!

#silksong

Sketch of Hornet, her red cloak is whipping out in the wind. Her body is a dark steely cool tone, she’s holding her needle in her right hand. She is looking to the right, her long-crested head is a pale white.

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DinosRPG @dinosrpg.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · Sep 2

Insane and horrifying. Hope they fuck off forever and that it never happens again, nobody should have to put up with this bullshit.

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Relay314 @relay314.bsky.social · Aug 31

Tenna photo study!📺

Illustration of Tenna, sitting cross legged on a chair. His left arm is upp the back rest and he is smiling. This is a study of a photo.

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · Aug 28

“General Strathix? A noble man from a noble line. What else is there to say?

…Of course, I am aware of his one-sided rivalry with me. It isn’t to do with our respective branches; it’s more complicated than that. Most things to do with family are, especially with lineages like ours.”

- Providentius

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Darkrider @darkrider213.bsky.social · Aug 26

This art (and much of their design and inspiration) is credit to the ever-talented @relay314.bsky.social!

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