Jim Croce's Music Is So Tuco Coded To Me Like I Cannot Listen To Operator Without Thinking Of Tuco Crying

Underverse 0.8 part 1 fun facts:

XChurro flipping the bird

When @cornmayor came to Chile to visit me, she was watching me draw that specific scene and she suggested to draw him like that. I accepted it because it fits him so well, especially when he did it before.

Thanks, Corn.

When I was finishing this scene, something seemed familiar. I giggled. It was a coincidence.

Toriels' fight scene, heavily inspired by the Agni Kai from The Last Airbender, and also Dragon Ball. I was animating this fight after it was announced that Akira Toriyama passed away. Rest In Peace.

Only these two scenes made Animate crash more than once. It was because every single flower was moving, so just had to animate only the ones that were closer to the camera.

The reason why I hate animating XChurro's hair and X!Toriel: They. Have. A LOT. Of LAYERS. Because of that, the rendered video's size starting from 8:16 to 12:00 is 14 GB, probably the biggest video of all Underverse so far💀(Imagine I was still posting this as GIFs on Tumblr)

THIS WAS UNINTENTIONAL, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE "TOO FAR" THING, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A FANGAME ABOUT THAT, ABOUT FREAKING PAPYRUS, IT'S THE CRAZIEST COINCIDENCE THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME AFTER XCHURRO AND KILLUA, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, WHAT HAVE I DONE HELP

While Nyx was hating on the sound effects, his program glitched and made Alphys run away like a Simpsons character fleeing off-screen.

(we really need a second sound designer to handle the non-fight scenes in the future)

Not everyone knows this fact, but X!Chara used to be afraid of thunders as a kid in the first timelines.

For Undynes' fight scene, I had to take a bunch of photos and videos of myself posing with a broom to figure out how the spears work in movement, internet references and even my model doll weren't enough for my brain.

Making the animatic of their fight took me almost 1 month.

Little cameos: Marine from The First Human comic by @brittninja And Clover from Undertale Yellow :D

The other little hoomans are my own interpretation.

Cross and Papyrus scene.

Inspired by a deleted angsty old comic I made on Tumblr that I was planning on using for the series.

Note: You are valid 🏳️‍⚧️💜

And the last one: There are two secrets in the intro. 👀

Stay tuned, and thank you for watching this episode 💖

Drafts: The way Eugene say "Alright Blondie" to Rapunzel make me want to draw Blondie and Tuco as Rapunzel and Eugene

so... slay

Running Blind's plot would be really fun with like any other ship.

Demosolly is a hell of a lot more complicated and would allow for so much more angst (cross-team??? Bro. Bro.) (If soldier is blinded it still sucks but like imagine demo going fully blind. No working eyes at all, the angst potential of being just like your family before you)

Sniperspy isn't a ship I know well enough to judge but I'd say it probably fits best for a cross-team scenario. I don't think it'd work for them on the same team as much considering how much they counter eachother in game

But like engiespy. Engineer blinded? He can't fix it? Massive fucking problem, instant angst about having your biggest asset to the team taken away. I imagine the administrator would be pissed, maybe threaten to fire him or something. Spy blinded? He could pretend to be okay, except on the base he's fucked. There's no pretending to be normal or okay and god imagine the dadspy angst potential too. And back to the ship itself, the massive amount of trust that goes into letting someone be around you when you can't see. You see my vision right? It gets even more interesting if you consider cross-team possibilities for this specifically. Spy going to sap something, only to have the engineer notice him first, or being very sloppy and noticing that the engineer doesn't notice him.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Anybody else got that Evergiven sized writers block

🎉

Happy Easter

So........

Joe from A Fistful of Dollars as a Sassy Teenage Girl Asthetic

The last Dollars Trilogy one🥲❤ I'm a little sad to have run out of TMWNN characters but que sera sera, I shall find more cowboys to teenage girl-ify!!

Now that Underverse 0.8 Part 1 is finally out, it’s time for me to step back and take a break from the series. It’s a bittersweet decision... seeing the amazing reaction to this episode makes me want to dive right into animating the next parts. But I know if I do, I’ll fall back into the same cycle of emotional burnout I’ve faced over the years. To break that draining routine, I need to stop for a moment. Underverse will be on HIATUS FOR 1 YEAR AND A HALF.

HOWEVER! I’m not disappearing entirely! I’ll still be working on the XTALE 21 YEARS comic, hosting Ask the Xtale Gang events, and occasionally creating short animated content. This break will also give me a chance to focus on my original project, METADORA.

I’d be lying if I say I'm a little worried about people forgetting the series during the hiatus. But I need this break, and I can’t thank you all enough for your continued support and encouragement. Even during tough times, knowing that this project was born from a mix of improvisation and silliness, has brought joy and inspiration to so many people reminds me of my purpose in this world. And I want to keep doing that until the end.

I hope to return with renewed passion and strength to finish this journey that has taught me so much not only as an artist, but as a person as well.

Thank you for being with me.

See you until 2026.