Rift Rocket

@rifterrockets.bsky.social

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He/Him | Artificial Alien | Mumbling Mumbler In-character OC account: @thenish.bsky.social #ocs / #fanart / #pixelart My Server: https: //discord.gg/PX4WREbUwn (Added space to prevent bots)

Image: A pixel art mock-up of what a 2D Mario platformer for the Game Boy Advance could've looked. Mario is standing on the left side of the screen, and Question Blocks and Brick Blocks litter the scene. The environment is a grassy one, with bushes and hills in the background.
A crude sketch while my thumb is still in recovery. We see Rifter doing a thumbs up, with bandages wrapped around his thumb. We see a few antibiotics nearby, and a mini drawing of him screaming in pain while blood comes out of his thumb.
"Who would dislike him And where can I find them Real answer tho: people just find him boring and unnecessary. His position as the checkpoint character could've easily been Candy Kong. Bro doesn't even have a name until Tropical Freeze. He kinda ugly Those aren't my opinions tho. He's my GOAT" "I like him because I view him as a mascot to Retro Studios' Donkey Kong. His existence is just funny to me, not really fitting in with the DK cast or their setting, sitting in this weird neither region of being relevant and irrelevant. He's representative of the odd energy of the Retro Studio titles, this Dreamworks-ass design with barely any background information." "And because he's borderline a nothing character, it compelled me to think of this ridiculous theory that he's actually the true antagonist of the RS Country games. That somehow he was responsible for erupting the volcano in Returns, responsible for giving the Snowmads coordinates to DK Island. I like to think that his role as a checkpoint character is secretly him doing research on the Kongs that so that one day he could take over the island for himself using a combination of robotics(which he may be in cahoots with Colonel Pluck, another out-of-place animal character that also happens to be based on something you may see in a barn and has a similar naming scheme) and bio-organisms(It's possible that Super Kong is a creation of Chops using data and DNA from DK). And now a part of me actually wants to see that happens - Donkey Kong Country: Pork N Bananas, the third and final installment in the RS Country Trilogy. It turns out, there is a central antagonist, and we just didn't know better. I look at this piece of concept art from Tropical Freeze, depicting a town environment with a bunch of Chops populating the area, and it just makes my imagination run wild" "...But yeah, that's why I like him :>"
Sprite sheet consisting of different Marios. Above are Mario's sprites from Super Mario Advance, Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World, and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. Below are my custom sprites, which aim to be more modern. They have a psuedo-3D style to match official renders.
Image: Nish running with a confident face, and Nish observing their bandana. They have a different color palette, using colors from the current nonbinary flag.
Image: artwork of most of the characters in the little world of Nish. From top to bottom, left to right: Rox, Stix, Barb, Nish, Diurn, and Gaust.
Image: a red leaved tree with a white trunk in a red, grassy field behind a greenish sky
Render for Super Mario Sunshine. This model seems to be used heavily in a lot of game renders, and some in-game models appear to be based on it.
Image: Rifter and Ether standing around in a white void. Rifter is explaining some nonsense to nobody, and Ether is annoyed.
It's a tree
Illustration: a scenic mountain with trees around a lake. Nish is observing the mountains, while Alga is struggling to climb. There are a few red flowers.
Two young Silliens unable to make progress on their assignment. The one of the left is unable to focus on the task, while the one on the right is struggling to figure something out.
Characters by Jordan go to sleep. From left to right: Empty Boy, Earthy Boy 2, and Earthy Boy Classic
A Sideon presenting an assembly to Silliens.
An image depicting a line-up of Silliens, participating in a service of some kind. One Sillien is depicted with greater detail, and is staring directly at the viewer.
An image depicting two shots of a Sillien.
Sketch illustration depicting alien scientists(their species all called Sidiens) conducting an experiment. The scientist on the left is making observations on a developing Sillien, who is lacking limbs and only has one functional eye. The scientist on the right is extracting a liquid out of a large mineral.
Artwork of Rayman's design from Rayman Legends Retold in the Origins artstyle
Artwork showcasing Rayman's designs in the Rayman Origins artstyle. Up above is official promo art from the game, used as a reference. Down below, his designs from The Phantom Show and Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc are presented.
Two simple sketches of Bow Kid and Hat Kid from A Hat in Time.
Artwork of a scene of Dark Rayman in front of the moon, and Rayman noticing him.
Artwork depicting two drawings of Nish with different colors. The Nish on the left uses my default colors for the character. The Nish on the right uses colors that I would expect mascot characters to have.
A large illustration featuring various characters. Going from left to right: - June, an OC by Mr Shyguy - Winnie, an OC by RabbidLover - Pink in his endoskeleton form, shooting a plunger gun - Hat Kid running forward with her parasol on her left hand - Mario striking a cool pose - Scooter from Ribbit King, presenting himself to the world!
A couple sketches of Nish, drawn with a brush at half-opacity.
A redraw of a screenshot from Alex Kidd in Miracle World for Sega Master System. This art still follows system limitations and palettes.
An image depicting Rifter and Ether performing incredible abilities by taking advantage of each other. Ether can lift Rifter above her head and toss him high into the air to reach places they otherwise wouldn't. Rifter can hold Ether and kick her towards anything that can be broken.
An image comparing screenshots of DK's face. To the left is what his general brow shape is like; to right are him doing a furrowed brow and an M-shaped brow. The furrowed brow image comes from @juliusaurus
Some human-ish creature standing right besides me
A pixel art scene using scaled down drawings. Colors are heavily adjusted in Asesprite.
Left: Ether as she usually looks Right: Ether with exposed ears. Mwa ha ha.
Robots(2005)
Quick sketches of Amy, Knuckles, Tails, and Sonic
Hive Mindy(all six of her) live in this dirt mount that she calls a hive. It's in the middle of nowhere, where little to no flesh could be seen.
Superman: The Animated Series
From left to right, top to bottom: Amy Rose design, based on concept art for Sonic Adventure. Milk Chan telling her robot dog to kill something. Hive Mindy's "head" flying by herself. Zooble and Salad Fingers having a tea(?) party. An OC by Mr Shy Guy.
Caption that reads "Professor Chops Is Behind Everything" in the style of the Donkey Kong font.
A pipe in NSMBU. It's depicted as a flat gradient with simple highlights and shadows.
A picture of my Salad Fingers plushy holding a Zooble squeeze toy.
Rifter in outer space, hovering above something resembling a planetary surface. There are debris surrounding him. It's unclear whether they're all falling towards the surface, or flying away from it.