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Published: 2009-11-21 18:27:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 72231; Favourites: 2967; Downloads: 820
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Description Vector art, yeah baby

== story ==

Lagoon was just minding his own business, crawling along the rocky shore, when he came across something that caught his eye: a large, inviting bracelet. Surely this will be safe, he thought, and will not result in someone drawing a picture of its aftermath online, so he went ahead and slipped it onto his tail as trolls his age are accustomed to doing.

Oh no! Found jewelry was cursed? Nobody saw this coming! It was sealed with the soul of an Adventurer or something like that, and now where Lagoon's beautiful tail should have ended, there was this hideous creature growing out of it arrrgh this is so gross.

So this Adventurer (or Adventuress? Lagoon cannot distinguish between male and female humans; they all look the same to him, and it frankly doesn't matter to him) keeps talking and wanting to do things, like find treasure or kill a monster or save somebody or something. Who knows. Lagoon doesn't have time to listen to this. Shut Up. Just...Shut Up.


== art ==

I am pleased with how this piece came out. I had revisited vector art not long ago and wanted to try it again with a more detailed piece. However, like that time, I have forgotten to primarily use gradients. Well, this at least gives me an excuse to try again.

I also enjoyed designing the Adventurer (whom I shall name Lacuna). Her anatomy is kind of exaggerated, but that's the fun of stylized drawing, right? Her sword thing was also fun to design, even though it looks hard to hold (imagine the knubs on the sides of the handle are buttons that depress when you grasp it).

Lagoon's design originally called for only two arms, but I wanted him to hold his head with one arm, put another arm on Lacuna's shoulder, and hold a bottle of liquor in another. That didn't quite add up, so I gave him an extra pair of arms. His design draws inspiration from Inque , Blackheart , and a hagfish.

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Comments: 478

ShadowNight9 [2018-01-28 19:46:15 +0000 UTC]

Amazing. 

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Hpixel [2017-02-04 10:46:24 +0000 UTC]

Is that from the adventure time pilot?
(the words the human tell)

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grievousvsdarkahsoka [2017-01-06 23:52:50 +0000 UTC]

this would make a hilarious anime

like the whole premise of it being the monster being the main protagonist of course XD

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NightSummerRain [2014-05-22 04:04:01 +0000 UTC]

lol!

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wxzhenghoppytruffles [2014-01-09 01:35:09 +0000 UTC]

ha, that is awesome!

got it backward in my mind for a sec when i read the description.XD

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IceFeather9110 In reply to wxzhenghoppytruffles [2015-02-21 01:10:35 +0000 UTC]

ditto

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paintedwolf5 [2013-08-30 19:30:24 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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Glee-chan [2013-04-16 21:32:15 +0000 UTC]

Your artist description is priceless!

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NeoStar10 [2012-09-30 00:00:28 +0000 UTC]

This sorta reminds me of one of my OCs, Ouroboros, a liquid shape-shifter who sometimes turns into a arm for his human friend. Still, very cool picture!

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That-Dude247 [2012-07-18 00:45:20 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome.
Not just the picture, but unlike most things on this site, it actually has an interesting story behind it!

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sashan-chan [2012-05-09 15:56:56 +0000 UTC]

Poor Lagoon... his beautiful tail...

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lord-of-the-trout [2012-04-03 08:31:10 +0000 UTC]

Is there a particular reason you're so awesome? Did you get bitten by a radioactive Chuck Norris, or are you just super awesome at drawing naturally.

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CanadianPride66 [2012-02-24 22:10:59 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! Poor Lagoon~

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Neesboy [2012-02-13 03:43:24 +0000 UTC]

Lagoon may now be in the running for my favorite monster. X) I can just picture him slamming a ninja repeatedly against a brick wall for stress relief using two hands, using the other two to gesticulate (or gesticulate and drink) as he tries to convince Lacuna of the futility of it all while she fights off another three ninjas with her sword.

And yes, that backstory is awesome.

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JohnSu In reply to Neesboy [2012-02-27 04:43:14 +0000 UTC]

You!

You understand Lagoon.

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Neesboy In reply to JohnSu [2012-02-27 15:18:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Your art and description were great- you can't help but feel for the poor troll. It's like every day is a Monday for him.

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nightmare70 [2012-01-08 19:09:55 +0000 UTC]

I want to see an expanded story of this.

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StoicNinja [2012-01-06 01:05:47 +0000 UTC]

I love this. I think it may be my personal favorite amongst all your works, JohnSu. I think we should see more of the misadventures of Lagoon and Lacuna. Also it just occurred to me that maybe the buttons on the sides of Lacuna's sword are there so that the swords special power activates only when she's holding it, so as to not waste the batteries.

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AltoClarinetist [2011-12-28 05:09:30 +0000 UTC]

This is much more fun than the "possession by a demon" thing. : D

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redrose55x [2011-04-30 02:20:59 +0000 UTC]

wow, I thought it was the other way around. but I can understand the want for her to shut up. I get that a lot. I won't shut up either. am I annoying you? I am arn't I. sorry. I'm very talkative. I'm shutting up now.

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Rosella-of-Daventry [2011-01-12 07:16:55 +0000 UTC]

I wish this was a video game really, really bad.

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KyamiMcClow [2010-12-17 20:37:03 +0000 UTC]

lmao nice i like tha story

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Rachelfaces [2010-11-17 19:34:44 +0000 UTC]

LMAO at the Adenture Time reference XD
this is really cool ^^ you always write the coolest stories to go with your drawings

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sinisteray [2010-07-08 06:02:18 +0000 UTC]

Wicked character design for both Lagoon and the Adventure/ss! I love the turn-around of the un-human creature having a human-creature attatched to them, rather than vise-versa. Brilliant as always!

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Mjonir001 [2010-06-05 23:29:07 +0000 UTC]

So much brilliance in one place deserves a reward! But as a true artist, you probably don't even want a reward! So I won't give you one other than a secret wish.

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RB-Illustration [2010-05-10 21:18:10 +0000 UTC]

I love the descriptions you put on your pictures. They're awesome. XD

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UserShadow7989 [2010-04-16 05:50:54 +0000 UTC]

lmao. Of all JohnSu's works, this is my favorite. That says plenty right there. For the love of all that is alcoholic and combustable, someone make this into a hard cover book length epic, or at least, y'know, a short comic series. Once you do that, do every other brilliant work he's made. JohnSu is made of win and explosions.

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SenriSasaki [2010-04-06 03:43:11 +0000 UTC]

What time is it?

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JohnSu In reply to SenriSasaki [2010-04-07 17:26:19 +0000 UTC]

10:25

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leedom111 [2010-03-05 04:42:55 +0000 UTC]

Nice subversion to have the description focus on the troll.
When I first saw this I immediately assumed that the adventurer was the "main character"

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AmberStoneArt [2010-02-21 09:35:31 +0000 UTC]

I regret that I can't see the troll's face because my monitor is dark and crappy and the good one is being fixed somewhere far away right now. I got to read it, though, and ... freaking hilarious.

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JohnSu In reply to AmberStoneArt [2010-02-21 16:38:09 +0000 UTC]

the face is a bright white spot in the end of his head

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AmberStoneArt In reply to JohnSu [2010-03-18 03:53:30 +0000 UTC]

I got my monitor back. It makes so much more sense now...

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AmberStoneArt In reply to JohnSu [2010-02-21 19:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Ah. It is very hard to see right now. I thought maybe he was drinking something. heh heh

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WarMonster [2010-02-17 17:05:08 +0000 UTC]

The story is like the reverse of what would usually happen. I love it!

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Insan-Kun [2010-02-15 22:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Iz it adventure time?

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Alimarialinder [2010-01-24 09:06:19 +0000 UTC]

ADVENTURE TIME xD

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Osha-Briefs [2010-01-17 08:02:15 +0000 UTC]

Your mind has been transported back in time--AND TO MARS!!

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CMVreud [2010-01-09 23:39:55 +0000 UTC]

that'S the best backgroundstory ever
and i mean it

... just shut up

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Zinfer [2010-01-08 03:28:50 +0000 UTC]

LOL! XD that's so great

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Phsychotica [2010-01-03 00:10:53 +0000 UTC]

Gimme back my diamonds.

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calicobird [2010-01-01 05:35:56 +0000 UTC]

that's what he get's for being a thief!

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Dreaming-Glory [2009-12-28 17:00:18 +0000 UTC]

AHAA, is that an Adventure Time reference I see? xD Oh I loved that mini cartoon.

I love how this doesn't have lineart. And I'm loving Lagoon's design! o:

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Colononai [2009-12-27 23:39:12 +0000 UTC]

LOVE IT! i also adore Lagoon's design He's fun hehehe

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murderslastcrow [2009-12-26 02:34:37 +0000 UTC]

That's fantastic. This made me so happy.

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PeroperoBa [2009-12-24 19:03:48 +0000 UTC]

I know this may sound strange (glance at subjects of picture) but there's just one detail in the design that strikes me as odd.
The bracelet... isn't tight on her arm... there's empty space on her side, but below the tail fills it completely..
So... like.... what would happen if you stuck your finger in there?

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JohnSu In reply to PeroperoBa [2009-12-29 22:34:33 +0000 UTC]

it is not filled completely. It is an elbow, like these: [link]

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PeroperoBa In reply to JohnSu [2009-12-29 23:40:59 +0000 UTC]

Ah, yes, I have often wondered what this strange hinge-like protuberance on my own arm is.

Thanks for clearing that up.

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6-Qubed In reply to PeroperoBa [2009-12-29 08:00:09 +0000 UTC]

I think you'd have to get to know Lagoon a little better before you tried doing anything *fresh*, sir/madam/other.

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PeroperoBa In reply to 6-Qubed [2009-12-29 17:42:06 +0000 UTC]

Screw his personal space. It'd be in the name of SCIENCE

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