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Aviarei — Welcome Back Oswald

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I've known about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for a while; I did Reports on Walt Disney when I was in late Elementary and early Middle School. This was before Disney got back the rights to Oswald from Universal Studios in 2006.

If you don't know the story of Oswald, I'll try to explain.
When Disney was up-and-starting his animation career, he drew for Universal Studios and created short cartoons that would be used before a showing in movie theaters, known usually as Nickelodeons. Oswald the Lucky rabbit starred in a lot of these old cartoons, and quickly became a popular character in the 20's and 30's. Well, Disney wanted a pay raise so he could make better cartoons. Not only did Universal not give him a pay raise, but they fired Walt and kept Oswald under their rights as declared by the contract between Walt and Universal. Walt then went on to make Mickey, and Mickey became a star while Oswald fell into obscurity.
I didn't know Disney got back the rights to Oswald until I played Epic Mickey. When I saw Oswald, I knew right away that Disney had gotten the copyrights to Oswald.
So, to Oswald I guess I have to say: Welcome back.
(I said Oswald like 6 times, jeez)
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souletyler [2022-02-06 19:03:24 +0000 UTC]

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Goudachizu [2012-05-24 00:46:27 +0000 UTC]

When I saw Oswald in Epic Mickey 2, I... kind of thought I had seen him before. Don't know where or when, though.

I think before the game I liked him, but now... I LOVE him! They gave him da feelings! Epic Mickeys are such lovely games :') to bring back to life characters, like this.

Also, I'm kind of sad because Disney wasn't alive when they got Oswald back ToT!

Bye- oh wait! I must say how much I like this pic.
The shadows, the background... da handshake's feels!
It's epic, as Mickey and Oswald!

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Aviarei [2012-03-27 06:36:09 +0000 UTC]

What the hell?! Look at this official art for Epic Mickey 2. XD
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Goudachizu In reply to Aviarei [2012-05-24 00:47:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that official art... and yours... are like cousins!
Nah, yours keeps being as original as the official one :3.

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KisaKnight [2012-02-25 02:54:37 +0000 UTC]

SO CUTE!! XD

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Marcotto [2011-11-22 21:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Well at least you knew him before EPIC MICKEY. God I hate the emo Mickey/Oswald pics that are all around DA... don't get me started with the yaoi ones... :I

AN HOUR?! God I am so slow.

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Aviarei In reply to Marcotto [2011-11-22 22:17:04 +0000 UTC]

I knew about Oswald but didn't care much about him at the time because I figured Universal was probably not going to use him in anything; at the time I did those reports he was a forgotten and washed up character, only heard about in Walt Disney Biographies pretty much.
And yeah. I know that Epic Mickey has a dark game setting but that doesn't mean Oswald should be infected with it. XD

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Marcotto In reply to Aviarei [2011-12-10 22:17:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... that's where I heard of him too.

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