I Pray For Bugdatabase’s Sanity Since MePad Is Canonically Dead

I don't think Robotnik ever saw Stone's affection as genuine. He's used to people only valuing him if he's useful. His own bosses call him a freak, yet they put up with him because of his "perfect operation record". He isn't even shocked when he learns the goverment erased him, he expected it and had a contingency plan ready.

He keeps calling Stone a sycophant and a barnacle, because why else would someone stay with him if not to gain something? Clearly, Stone is just a suck-up wanting to ride his coattails. And Ivo is fine with that! He gets his ego stroked and in return Stone gets a slice of the world-domination pie. Mutually beneficial!

This symbiotic relationship gives Ivo a sense of control and ensures that Stone won't abandon him like everyone else. It also keeps him detached: of course Stone waited months or him to return from space, that's his job. His admiration is inevitable, and meaningless.

Ivo develops a genuine, irrational attachment to Stone, one he's able to rationalize as just being transactional. Those emotional walls shield him from the fear of abandonment that comes with caring for another person.

Except...even after Robotnik becomes a liability, Stone stays. There's no benefit, no plans of ruling humanity, not even a paycheck. Yet despite everything, Ivo tries to keep the old boss/employee dynamic going. He can't fathom the idea that someone would stay for anything other than convenience.

Then Gerald shows up, and for the first time Ivo allows himself to put down those walls. As an orphan he had built up this idealized image of family that he thought he could never have. People will use you then toss you aside when convenient, but family? Family is different. Family will always be there for you and love you no matter what. Family won't abandon you.

And suddently Stone's grovelling is no longer necessary. Why would he need someone who just pretends to like him when he now has all the unconditional love he's always longed for? That's obviously why Stone got so jealous, it couldn't have been real concern, he was just afraid of losing his comfy position as the lapdog of humanity's new king. Between a sycophant and family, the choice felt obvious.

And, of course, Gerald turns out to be just like everyone else in Ivo's life: just another person trying to get something from him. The second he stopped being useful, he was tossed aside.

His image of family is once again shattered, but those emotional walls are already down. Now that Ivo experienced that betrayal he was so afraid of, now that he's about to die, he's finally able to be honest with himself.

Looking down on Earth, he realizes there had only ever been one person on that blue marble who actually cared. Someone who had always been there, even when there was nothing to gain. Stone had never abandoned him.

But he had abandoned Stone. He tossed him aside, just like Gerald did to him. Now that he's able to understand how Stone felt, this is his last chance to make things right.

In his final moments, with nothing to fear, Robotnik puts down his emotional walls and opens up as best as he can. Stone had done so much for him, asked for nothing in return, and now it was his turn to do the same. Ivo helped save the world, not for recognition or convenience, but simply out of love.

Stone had always been a sycophant to him, yes, but he had also been a friend. A sycofriend.

// II2 Ep17 spoilers!!!

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To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die 🔪💼

so glad I have Monday off because i need this weekend to recover from this episode. anyway! more dramatic redraw of one of my favorite frames! I saw clouds and purple and I love them both! it was love at first sight

Speedpaint and non-glitched version under the cut!

you can't really tell in the glitched version, but bonus note!

I gave Knife mainly bruises since in the fight scene, suitcase mainly beat the shit out of him. veeeeery small detail: there's a bite mark on his wrist from when suitcase closed herself on his hand also, but we went with a bite mark for the gijinka haha.

and Suitcase has mainly slashes because Knife is a knife so it felt fitting. he would bring a knife to a fist fight haha

All of the St. Valencringe cards I made for the CRK server contest!

Idk who would even use these, but they’re all free to use with credit lmao

UM

IS THIS WHY HE WAS GLITCHING

needed to replay a bit of bugsnax for a school project (which i may or may not share) but i some got silly screenshots i wanted to shared

i found this and it makes me want to draw the polycule in dresses

can u draw uhhh Knife in a princess tutu

I tried THREE times to give knife a dress i was happy with and failed. Ive done the knife lover nation a disgrace i am so sorry

I hope sending all of them will make up for it my bad knifetism am I forgiven

Froot Loops...

hi max, I know it must be very overwhelming and I understand you're upset about the finale.

Please take a break if you need it, I fully support that.

Your mental health is more important than a cartoon on YouTube.

In the meantime, I hope you feel better.

thank you hit tumblr user greenheartdetox <:]♡

well i WAS going to be productive today but SOMEONE had to get Mualani so that'll be taking up the majority of my time now thanks 😊

MePad - I can make her better

Taco - I can make him worse

BOY NO YOU CAN'T LEAVE HER