Featured Artist: SabretheHedgehog2

I really prefer to stick to a formula; Pick a theme, post and comment on four images based on said theme.

Today, though, will be different. Today I found an artist with a number of images. I couldn't just pick one, I had to use them all. So for today (And maybe regularly in the near future) we'll be doing a special "Featured Artist" entry.

What can I say about Sabre the Hedgehog 2 that isn't immediately obvious to even the most intellectually devoid individual? Sabre the Hedgehog, obviously this artist's original character (DO NOT STEAL), had to be his user name. So much, in fact, that since there was already another "Sabrethehedgehog" (Man, it was such a unique name, how did someone already come up with it?!) what did he do? Choose a different name? Hell no! He slapped a "2" at the end of his name and called it a day. Now, it's possible that HE was the original Sabre the Hedgehog, as the name has no deviations, no comments, no anything, except for two favorites. I'm willing to bet he forgot his original password (Probably Sabrethehedgehog) and rather than figure out how to retrieve it he made a new account. It's also possible that enough people antagonized his shitty artwork to the point that they chased him away, only to hide under the guise of Sabrethehedgehog2. It's the 2 that throws them off. They'd never think to look there for him. Enough of that, though, let's begin, shall we?

Our first image is the one that helped me discover Sabre. It's a beautifully pixelated sprite edit featuring Sabre, his original character (DO NOT STEAL), and Sabre's three Super Saiyan forms.



Wait, what? Super Saiyan? Look, I know that Super Sonic was directly inspired by the Super Saiyan form from Dragonball Z, but making two other "super levels" based directly off the Dragonball Z versions is a little much, don't you think? Even if you wanted to take it even further, why wouldn't you go with the Sonic canon and make a Hyper form for Sabre? What's this guy thinking? Why don't you also give him a Lightsabre? The Death Egg was based off of the Death Star, anyway, right?

Next, more pixel-art.



Sonic, Sonic, and Sonic, all three in their Darkspine form (For those of you that don't know, Darkspine is a canonical form for Sonic the Hedgehog. It was introduced in Sonic and the Secret Rings. I know it sounds like something a twelve-year-old on DeviantART would make up, but it's not.)

What? That's not Sonic, Sonic, and Sonic? Oh, it's Drift, Sabre, and Ichiro the Hedgehogs. You can tell because they have different colored gloves or some shit.

First off, the title for the image is "Darkspine Team Next Gen." What exactly about this image, or the characters are "next gen?" The pixels? I'm pretty sure everything that has ever been considered "next gen" has had sprites with a higher resolution than that. Unless..oh God. No. I think "Next gen" means that these assholes are supposed to be Sonic's kids...Jesus Christ, what have I stumbled onto? Some sort of opening to the Dark Lord's living room?

Canonically there are so many things wrong with this picture. Darkspine Sonic was created from using resources available exclusively in the world that Sonic and the Secret Rings took place in (He traveled into the Arabian Nights storybook, or something.) So does that mean that Drift, Sabre, and Ichiro all three went into this Arabian Nights world in order to acquire their Darkspine forms? Look, just because Sonic does something doesn't mean your original character (DO NOT STEAL) has to do it, too. Why not make your own retarded continuity, with your own stupid forms instead of rehashing Sega's?

Well, at least he didn't make up some stupid "Darkspine level 2" form or something.



OH WHAT THE FUCK!? Really? You REALLY need another level for the Darkspine form? I guess more power means more quills. That's it, this has to be a joke. I'm getting trolled. I mean, there are quills growing out of their quills!

Okay, moving on. Meet Cytreix the Hedgehog. I'm really not sure how one might pronounce that...



I'm pretty sure it's just Sonic wearing clothes with a quill or two in front. Can this guy not draw anything other than Sonic with different colors, or with different clothes? I remember doing Sonic fan art when I was in 4th grade. I had original characters, but I didn't just rehash Sonic and change his name and call it mine. I took pride in my shit.

Here's another one of Super Sonic wearing lightning pants.



This is all just the tip of the iceberg. This guy rehashes a Sonic sprite like he's got something to prove. He's mass-uploading them as I type this out, so there may even be more by the time you read this. Let's take a look at his roster, shall we?


Aeon the Hedgehog


Firen the Hedgehog


Drift & Dirge the Hedgehogs


Kaiser the Dragon Hedgehog


Fury the Wolf


Jecht the Hedgehog


Ichiro the Hedgehog


Aero the Hedgehog

And last but not least:


Sabre the Hedgehog

It should be noted that on each and every one of these characters Sabre (The artist, not the Hedgehog) has stated very specifically "No stealing." So if you were thinking of taking HIS recolored Sonic sprites as YOUR recolored Sonic sprites, think again. He won't allow it.

A dragon-hedgehog? How in God's name do you think that hybrid came to fruition? I'm not sure I really feel comfortable thinking about it. Kaiser (The dragon-hog) has adopted a small wolf named Fury (He's up there.) Both of them have the relationship status of "Taken." Considering Fury is supposed to be twelve years old, it's really creepy. And what's with those names? I'm pretty sure he just blindly opens the dictionary and points to a word to get the names for each character. Look, I can't even begin to comment on every note-worthy thing on this guy's account. Look at it. Look around, read image descriptions, they're damn funny (Or embarrassing. I guess it depends on your sense of humor.)

Sabrethehedgehog2 is really something special. Maybe it's a fake account. Part of me hopes that it is, part of me hopes that it isn't. Ultimately, though, I'm thankful. It's people like Sabre that allow blogs like this to exist.

Don't bastardize that!

Fan art is something that exists whether we want it to or not. I for one can appreciate both excellent fan art as well as the horrible. They both have their own merits. The former can inspire you or leave you in awe, while the latter can...well, it really just makes me feel angry and somewhat nauseated, to be honest. So why do I keep punishing myself like this? God only knows. I'm going on a tangent, though. My point is that often a fan artist can completely insult the series that they're paying tribute to, completely unwittingly. They can just utterly bastardize something. If you've ever typed "furry" or "anime" into the DeviantART search engine, I'm sure you've seen fine examples of this. These are a few examples I've found that you may or may not appreciate. Please enjoy.

First up, If you were to take two Hot Topic subcategories of gay, the Hot Topic anime fan along with the Hot Topic goth and mix them together, you'd get this magnificent stain. The Naruto cast dressing up like the Sweeny Todd cast. That's not how hands work!


Courtesy of Drasus.

I don't have much to say about this next one. It's badly done. It's horrible. It hurts to see it, and to see a four-legged creature playing the part of a human is always astoundingly retarded to see.


Courtesy of Tierafoxglove.

The last two images I have come straight from the nightmares of anyone who cherishes their childhood. If you loved Recess or Lilo & Stitch, brace yourself. I couldn't figure out whether laughing or crying was the more appropriate response.


Courtesy of Kashissklay. (There's an actual comic, if you hate yourself that much.)

What's that title say? "Lilo and Stitch on a Date?" Well alright, then.



That's seriously creepy. What does the artist have to say about it?

"Here's Lilo and Stitch in human form (Mitch) out on a date. :)

This piccy was colored with Prismacolors color pencils, metallic gel inks, and drawn in straight ink (no pencilling) as usual. If anyone is interested in this piccy, send me a Note or e-mail me to order. :) E-mailing gets a faster response, so it's best to e-mail.

Sometimes my piccys are up for auction (there's usually something good up tho, so check daily ^.^)!
Please visit my Bidville, Yahoo, eBay Auctions..."

"Piccys," you say? Oh my! What I wouldn't give to have an original image of Lilo and Stitch's human form (Mitch) on a date hanging on my wall.

I should've put that one in the last entry, "Is this for real?".

Is this for real?

I try to come up with a decent theme for each post. Ultimately I decided the best theme for today would be "There's no way that's not a troll." It's nearly impossible to believe that these exist. That someone really thinks that Zim and Dib, after becoming older, and thus lankier,(Nevermind the fact that Zim is an adult already.) would have an emotional breakdown and confess their love for each other (Or something like that. I didn't have the patience to read through the whole thing.)

Nevermind. Just look at this shit. It's horrible.


Courtesy of Hyenakay.

When the 9/11 tragedy occurred it struck a chord throughout the entire world. Everyone felt the effects, even asperger-plagued DeviantARTists.

"This picture represents two things that happened on the 11th of September.

Kimba the White Lion first aired on American TV in 1966.
And the tragedy that was world wide in 2001, when the World Trade Centre in New York was destroyed, taking hundreds of innocent lives with it."


Courtesy of our friend Sricketts14381.

Portal is easily one of the better video games of this generation, maybe any generation. So it's really no surprise that it would reach out to even the most retarded, "everything is better in anime flavor," Japanophiles. I was shocked and disgusted to see this, but to be honest I should've seen it coming.


Courtesy of CrownedJester.

A pineapple is not an appropriate substitute for an "A." I don't care how relevant to the series it is. Also: Psych isn't gay with Lassie. What the fuck, man.


Courtesy of Levimhoshi.

No, not Sonic!

No blog that capitalizes on the artistic shortcomings of the entire DeviantART community would be complete without Sonic the Hedgehog. Please enjoy these creative train wrecks:


Courtesy of Kit the Hedgehog.

What do you get when you take a cliche', shallow, and incredibly cookie-cutter manga and have it create a blasphemous child with the blue blur?


Courtesy of Angel-Maxwell.

The next two images speak for themselves. Overly humanized Sonic characters are quite possibly the bane of the Sonic community. I have nothing more to say. Brace yourself.


Creepy Sonic courtesy of Blood-eye



I should note that while SoulDreamX may be responsible for this God forsaken travesty, he did it as a commission. This tells us that while he isn't a creepy asshole that likes to put beloved gaming mascots in leather, making out with each other; he WILL whore out his talent in order to appease such disturbing fantasies. Thanks for killing a small part of the child inside of us, SoulDreamX.

The next image is something that I've spent a lot of time thinking about. Ever since I first saw Shadow the Hedgehog I have been praying regularly for his troubled soul, hoping that he might one day find Christ. My prayers have been answered, and Shadow the Hedgehog has found salvation!


Courtesy of DCLeadboot

Sricketts: Music Fan

Some will look back at Michael Jackson and see a pop superstar. A king of music. Some will look back and see their childhood hero, or one of the most rad dudes around. I really don't know which, if any of these, Sricketts14381 saw. What I do know is that he took the time out of his day to create a beautiful, tender, and above all, appropriate tribute to the Moonwalker after his recent death.



I'm really not sure which is more offensive to the dead: Pasting an "In memory of" decal on the back window of your hummer, or dressing up one of your fursonas as the deceased in what is arguably a digital masterpiece.

Michael Jackson isn't the only musical icon that Sricketts is a fan of. He also seems to value The Beatles.



Sricketts was kind enough to explain the deep symbolism behind his image:

"A picture parodying the Beatles album, "Abbey Road". And the characters also represent the main three series I am currently working on.
Megamink, my original series.
Sonic Heroes, the Sonic Fan Fiction series.
The Raccoons Fan Fiction Series.

It features the following characters from right to left.
Stephen Fox (c) SR
Megamink (c) SR
Sonic The Hedgehog (c) SEGA
Bert Raccoon (c) Evergreen Raccoons Marketing Inc"

Sonic Heroes, the Sonic Fan Fiction series, you say? Well hot damn, I've got something to look forward to.