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I used the Gift World mod to give the slugpups presents! they couldn't open them themselves, so I helped. They loved all the treats!

Since my wrist is killing me and I can't draw, have my ramblings about machines having souls and being able to become husks and also just Ultrakill thoughts! Predictions about the ending if you squint??

im just having fun here

Like I'm so deranged about how machines being intelligent and actually conscious is handled in Ultrakill. The build-up, even if accidental(?), is SO SO CLEVER and gradual (as gradual as ultrakill can get). How that fits into the overall narrative and how the tragedy of this game manages to be so awesome??

First with how I love the way "Machines are living beings" idea is handled. It starts from the introduction and establishes the world so well in so few words it's so lovely. You get introduced to the machines as war weapons. They need blood to survive and humanity has been eradicated. That's all you need to know.

You start with the basic information that these machines don't want to die. Which makes sense, it doesn't have to mean they are actually alive. It makes sense a machine would look for any way possible to keep itself running to continue doing it's job.

And then immediately in the prelude you meet the Swordsmachine. A part of a specific group of machines the terminal calls "scrapheads" which modify their own bodies. While at first that does not ring as anything that's especially noteworthy. A machine trying to upgrade itself is nothing unheard of. It's to be better, stronger, more efficient.

Except that's not exactly what the Swordmachine design is about according to the game. It is mentioned to have very impressive combat prowess compared to other machines, however what it is also referred to as is "beautiful". The design is appreciated almost like a piece of art. And some of it's parts don't even wield a practical purpose, the mentioned example being it's voice box.

It is not ONLY about utility. It is also about art!!

Alright. That's interesting. Let's give an even more outrageous example. Skipping Limbo for now, there is lust where we are introduced to Mindflayers. Which?? Are so wild??? And mysterious? We don't know what and when they were made for (ALTHOUGH I VERY MUCH HAVE HEADCANONS ABOUT IT) their bodies are described as completely seperate and useless to the machine. And yet it is stated they act very lovingly and take care of their bodies. So much so in fact that they SELF-DESTRUCT if it is harmed.

V2 in the first fight is a rival to you as any other machine, however once it's arm is stripped away from V1 the confrontation becomes PERSONAL. The second fight is not simply about the lack of resources anymore. It is to reclaim what was lost. Whether that be the arm or something else. Even the very terminal entry itself calls it revenge.

And of course. With Violence it is revealed that with all of this. Machines can also make other forms of art like poetry. Which is even more interesting is that the machine which did that was first EVER machine to use blood mind you. An extremely old design, yet it could make art to express it's feelings.

Machines are capable of modifying, changing, expressing and LOVING themselves. They make art and some are frequently seen attacking you in groups! Those are clearly intelligent beings. And I mean. Duh. everyone playing Ultrakill knows that. Obviously. Like. Yeah.

So then why isn't the fact that these walking weapons probably have souls more discussed? What makes a soul? Why would machines not have them? If they can do all that people can on an emotional level.

And what happens when these machines die? What exactly is stopping them from ending up hell? Obviously heaven is unobtainable. Their very reason for existence, is to cause pain and suffering. The means through which they need to keep themselves alive is to cause suffering. It makes sense they'd all become hells beloved children. Doing what is in their nature is an art form to it.

What's even more is that the game itself supports the idea that some are souls. Surely hell cannot create them since everything made by hell are demons, which are very easy to recognize by the stone exterior.(?? unless im wrong??)

And there is no feasible way for machines like the Guttermen and Earthmovers to be their actual living counterparts. On a basic level they LACK the means to be alive. The people inside the Guttermen need to be alive in order for them to function. When opening them in-game they are just skeletons. Nobody has been supplying them with blood for a long time. Because it's hell. The game itself states that death is a luxury in hell. It does not happen easy.

Earthmovers need sunlight to power them. And the game specifically put them in an area that is clouded. There is none to be seen in violence. No they are just trapped in place, forced to shoot each other for all of eternity.

Machines, when they die… go to hell! Probably!

Some of the machines you kill, perhaps reccuring enemies go to hell (Thank u l@/little-tornad0 for the addition hehe)

When you die.

You respawn! Hell keeps you going. Hell wants torture. Hell wants bloodshed. Hell wants entertainment and you are the purest form of it.

It makes me think a lot about the potential ending of the game. About the themes. I don't think this means inherently that hell is a perfect self-sustaining organism that can go on like this forever. Gabriel says machines are destroying it and leaving nothing behind. Things are clearly going south in some way. And it'd fit the themes better if it was all going to uh.. hell lol. If it was all going to collapse. From the main theme of the game literally being "The fire is gone" to the name of the last chapter literally being named "Godfist suicide"

Also for what it's worth the Mirage secret is awesome meta-commentary on the idea that everything will die. Everything is destined to end. It is up to you how your each that end.

I think this is what Ultrakill will kind of be about at the end maybe. Gabriel will die out with a bang doing what he wants.

V1 itself is clearly NOT killing efficiently to survive, but for fun. Before it all ends. It's going out with a bang.

And with no new humans or machines that can enter hell in the long run. Perhaps it's very being too will decide it wants to go out with a bang.

In short. uh machines have souls. everything will die but not in a sad way. but in a very cool awesome way. thats pr awesomesauce

Don't mind me, wanna save somewhere like ideas, thank you for writing this. :)

I FOUND YOU /silly not quite a fic, but could i get some ultrakill cuddle hcs? ive been seeing them around for other characters (namely sebby) and i wanna hear some ideas from u!! love u /p bye :3

(RAHHH I'VE BEEN FOUND!! anyways hi!! Here are some cuddle ideas for ultrakill for characters I know of :]c)

V1

Most likely super handsy and probably wouldn't let you escape the cuddle session for a bit till they either get a. bored or b. hungry

I feel like v1 would fiddle with things on you like a necklace or parts of your clothing just because the material was weird to him

Would 100% make some kind of mechanical purr when cuddling you

His wings will flutter a little happy to be so close to something that doesn't want him dead

V2

Likes when you put your full weight on them

Pretty much likes to wrap themselves completely around you so you feel so safe in their arms

If you have hair I imagine they like to play with it or brush their fingers through it

Probably makes little beeps and whirring noises while cuddling up with you

Kinda just pats your back from time to time while trying to get closer and more comfortable

Gabriel

Probably touch starved and will not let you go for hours!

If you've decided to cuddle this man you have to also listen to him yap about random things but he'll definitely also listen to you talk about your day and other things

Most likely takes off parts of his armor so he can actually get comfortable with you. Most likely lets you rest your head on his chest

Wraps his wings around you if you both fall asleep while cuddling almost like his wings are like a nice soft blanket for you

possibly reads to you while cuddling and just lets you feel the vibrations of his voice on your face

The most lovey-dovey angel you have probably met if he's allowing you to cuddle him

Minos

Due to his experience with anything romantic, he probably knows all the best ways to get you nice and comfortable

definitely a believer in soft blankets and pillows

doesn't matter if it's prime or before prime Minos knows just the thing you need when you come to him for cuddles

Probably likes to talk to you are maybe on rare occasions hums to you while cuddling

Sisyphus

Probably gives you a nice comfortable squeeze

big man means big fucking pillow! You love how plush but firm Sisyphus is while cuddling

Sisyphus is probably fairly warm so if you get cold easily he's the perfect partner for cold nights

Would most likely bring some snacks for the both of you to share if it's just a casual cuddle and not you two getting ready to sleep (which he definitely snores)

big teddy bear energy would allow you to squeeze him like one too but be warned he will squeeze you back harder /j

Swordmachine

big arms to hug you better!! Absolutely wraps you up in its big arms to cuddle better

french fry machine likes to basically just blanket over you completely putting a comfortable amount of weight on you

similar to v2 swordmachine likes to make beeps and other robotic noises while you two cuddle

Most likely would let you fiddle and examine his sword if you asked if you could while the two of you were together

Streetcleaners

look made for cuddles and will absolutely wrap you up in their arms

I imagine if there is a pair of streetcleaners they just sorta pile on you making it a nice little cuddle pile

they like to put their silly little heads on yours while making some form of whirring noise letting you feel the vibration from it

These silly guys are probably fairly warm due to well, they do start fires after all

Drones

interesting choice but they make happy beeps when you wrap yourself around the little things

they will in fact swarm you just so they can all get some affection like cats almost

you will be absolutely drowned in how many of the silly flying things will surround you

Mindflayer

These robots would be surprisingly plush depending on the one you would meet.

they would wrap you up in their tendrils almost like they didn't want you to leave for a good while

I feel like they would possibly be more flirty than the other machines because well, they are from lust are they not?

(WAHHH CIRCUITS NOTE!! Sorry I have been like writing this all day and my creative juices ran out!! I hope you like it love you too!! /p)

DAY 21 // GRIEF

Human study with sisyphus and minos

Criticism is welcome!! :] ik I'm not the best with human proportions lol I struggled so much on minos for some reason graaaaa

Ultrakill machines have made me forget how to draw humans oof

Minos' snakes - found out today that the parasites truly were his pet snakes!!! thats... kinda obvious in retrospect. so i decided to design them as more similar to one another

@emstargazer suggested that sisyphus would have given minos said snakes. couldn't agree more.

having #fun

This shelter? To hold...

ME?!?

It's Slugsyphus Prime!

Judgement

I kinda wanna see more art about King minos and gabriel... especially gabriel killing minos...I think about minos lore a lot

If I was better at drawing and writing I would draw a whole comic but here's my idea drawn unseriously with them as minis cuz yes

If you are a human being that breathes, you will like ULTRAKILL

it is your god given duty to go and buy ultrakill neow

“Any chance of you giving that back?”

hello ultrakill fandom

Monuments without purpose

A neat thought about how both these towering projects have been left behind, their duty made redundant, having no drive, no purpose.

My guesstimatation on how an iterator can compares to an earthmover +scug hitch-hiker

The parallels in Ultrakill between Life and the Afterlife, man.. The Machines aren't unlike Hell Itself. Both are beings of insatiable hunger. Both experience unending boredom. Both yearn for violence as a relief from it all, and both spread their influence like a cancer upon everything. Perhaps this is why Hell almost seems to welcome machines deeper into itself. Not only are they entertaining - their cruelty inspires it, or whoever carves the demons that are at it's disposal. Both were created by the hands of another, a once superior being they have surpassed and outlived. Perhaps it sees them as kindred. Sees them as something symbiotic, both alike in purpose - to enact violence on those trapped within itself. Both could stand eternal together - after all, plenty of blood to go around, plenty of meat for the grinder, no? Does it realize they'll just keep feeding until there's nothing left? Does it think it can stop them? Does it want to be wiped clean? If it hungers, is it afraid to die? The machines certainly are. This whole crusade is about delaying the inevitable. As long as there is a Machine left standing in Hell, it is fated to run dry. All that would be left is an empty carcass filled with nothing but monuments to cruelty, frozen in time forever with no audience left to appraise them.

Angels, meanwhile, are not so different from humanity in their ways. From what little we know of them, they, too, are full of arrogance and hubris just like humanity, that built the machine that devoured it's creator and went on to devour itself. Hell seems to be the cause of Heaven's fracture. It is the root of the Father's guilt. It's creation set His eventual disappearance in motion. It snuffed the fire out, directly or indirectly. And without guidance, Heaven split and began to consume itself in cruel war. The only thing that kept Heaven from sharing Earth's fate is the Council, that took advantage of the chaos and swiftly took control and unified the Angels once again. But that doesn't mean they put a stop to Heaven's cruelty - in fact, I'd argue they only stoked the flame, kept those beneath them complacent through fear. But at least Heaven regained structure, though it seems like it's a mere shell of what it used to be. The Father is gone. They follow an echo, a memory - or perhaps simply a lie. Still, it's a necessary lie, no? An almost noble one? It's not, of course, at most it's a lesser evil compared to the inferno of warfare, but is there really any other alternative? When Gabriel slaughtered them and showed the rest of Heaven their weakness, did he really do what was right? Heaven had no hand to guide them anymore. It was severed. All that's left is a bloodied stump. How long will it take before the rot spreads, before Heaven erupts into warfare once more? Gabriel can't stop it - he'll be dead soon. If he - one of the most respected and revered angels in the highest ranks - cannot stop the chaos, who can? There's no one left. No one will trust the empty promises of order ever again, seeing how easy it is to destroy.

The world will eat itself out of existence. This is the only way it should end. There is no other way it could end. It's all too far gone. What would be left would either starve and join it's brethren in stillness, or eviscerate itself in one final act of violence. No final words. No concluding statement. No point. Perfect closure.

боли не чувствует ящер железный

но тосклива его монотонная песня

навстречу деревьям, навстречу туману

пока бесполезным не стану

earthmovar slugcet

\\\CW: potential eyestrain!

hi tumblr it's been LONG LONG since i last posted sorry heheh

are you ready to see some shit

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bet you weren't fucjkign readty

The only time they slumbered peacefully...

FAVORITE RW AND ULTRAKILL TOGETHER I'M. . .———

mmm bobots...

what if there was some sorta bar where machines can drink blood and stuff...

alt

cropped version

damn why’s this little slut looking at him like that. you wanna lift up that skirt of his?

Seven Red Suns and their genetically modified child

Here's the final drawing for august! A tower of slugpups with the colors of the progress pride flag!

Monk and Surv are introducing their children to each other

Me fr.🫧

Nonbinary slugpup maybe? If you want

Here they are!

ok IM IN LOVE.

Summer Berry Mix 🍓🫐 ♡⊹˚₊

I've seen some people saying that Muriel is annoying, shallow, one-dimensional, etc because of their sunshiney attitude. But those people are missing the point that Muriel isn't happy and sparkly because of a lack of depth as a character - it's actually evidence of how deeply abused and traumatized they are.

Look at the barely concealed sadness on their face when they refer to themself as "no one." Heaven treats them horribly, but they have to just smile and pretend it's fine. Because they're an angel, so what other choice do they have? They've been talked down to and told that they're unimportant for thousands of years. That they're beneath literally all of the other angels, just a 37th order scrivener, a nobody.

And so in order to cope with the horrific way that they're treated, they hide all of their emotions and trauma behind a cheerful mask. But if you look at how they act around the Archangels - how terrified they are to even approach Michael and Uriel, you can see how truly abused they are, and the pain and fear that they're hiding.

The other reason for their over-the-top cheerfulness is that they're so incredibly lonely. They've probably never had a friend - every couple hundred years someone comes and asks them a question, and that's it.

The poor thing has basically been kept in solitary confinement for thousands of years, of course they're going to be thrilled to speak to anyone at all, much less actually get to leave their desk and go to earth. Their sheer delight at everything on earth isn't just them being ditzy - it's the first time they've ever experienced anything other than the cold emptiness of heaven. The first time they've been allowed a tiny break from the horrible way that they're treated by the other angels.

Poor Muriel is so desperate for connection and validation that they're so excited to be needed, even after being called "the dim one" to their face. They hardly even reacted, it definitely wasn't their first time being called something like that.

All in all, Muriel is just like every single one of us who smiles through pain and loneliness and abuse, because we have no other choice. It doesn't mean that they're shallow and airheaded, or that they're any less traumatized than Crowley and Aziraphale. It means that they've learned that smiling is the only way to survive, because they're trapped in a heaven that feels like hell.