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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

new avatar time; was totally inspired by scratch's headshot from AW2, i've been playing the game for the first time recently and i'm so in love with it #arc.png

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women shaped like malamar @trustworthyelf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

booty shorts with "no pact can be formed with this beast " printed on the back

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

whoops, didn't mean to ignore socmed for a whole month, i started on an SSRI and the adjustment period has been Wack. i would say "i'll be back with art soon!" but that's a lie. it's a lie. i'm busy leveling BST. i'll be back with art after That

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

my silent hill hot take is that 4 is incredible. i like it way more than 1 + 3. i actually hope bloober remakes it someday and fixes a lot of the mechanical jank so more people can appreciate 4's narrative and vibes and henryyy

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coma @doomedsarcoma.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

no wonder you can't sleep

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

my commissions are open! offering general illustrations as well as pngtubers and emotes for streamers 💫 » vgen.co/ARCADEMYTH

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

if they're only switching classes they're fine. PLD to PLD to PLD. it's all fine. if they're switching weapons and stats though? ash dies because he can't swing a real sword and haurch and aym instantly explode from having their MP bars hit 600% #wolqotd

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

after dreaming about it for months, i've finally hashed out all the ash and ash-adjacent designs that have been important in his story so far !! #arc.png #ffxiv

ASH: that's him, that's the warrior of light!

BPM: sorry, the prize for becoming eternal grand champion of the arcadion is never getting to fight again? no no no, that won't work. ash loves the arcadion far too much to leave it. with the help of the other fighters, he's crafted an alter ego so he can work his way through the ranks all over again: the fresh-faced pop-punk prince, BPM. short for "beats per minute," the name alludes to his highly musical performances in the ring, and also, you know, beating people up. the scythe he uses features aetherial dampeners to nerf his combat abilities, but he's so awkward at trying to swing a physical weapon around that he hasn't actually had to turn that feature on yet.

AZEM / ACHILLES: ash's ancient counterpart. like ash, love and violence are written into achilles' soul; unlike ash, achilles makes no efforts to hide his affinity for dealing death. the ends will always justify the means. luckily for the people around him, he is a shepherd the way a herding dog in a wolf collar is. his focus—his dedication—is protecting the people and the places he cares for. he may come home covered in blood, but would you rather let the wolves eat the herd? of course not. his comfort with gore is also a large part of what makes him a shockingly good healer.

ACHILLES TRANSFORMED: we're going all in on the dog metaphors here. achilles spends a notable amount of time in his transformed state. his size and build make travel much faster and easier, and there are obvious combat benefits to having giant sharp teeth. his fur is surprisingly soft; you can pet the dog! go on, pet the dog :) you can trust the dog :) the dog will not bite :)

EDEN'S VERSE: REFULGENCE: ash's soul has seams like kintsugi where his DRK trauma and joining with ardbert have left their marks. ryne's little sundering temper tantrum during E8 manages to split ash apart at those seams. for several horrifying minutes, he's split into four: him, esteem, myste, and ardbert. as ash scrambles to put himself back together again, his anger at hydaelyn and the surplus of aether around him coalesce into one very pissed off warrior of darkness. this form is essentially ash channeling a large egi of himself, which he then proceeds to use to beat the shit out of shiva!ryne. this form has never appeared again since that fight, but it was an important stepping stone to something much bigger.

THE FINAL DAY: aether and dynamis—ash had both in abundance at his disposal when facing the endsinger. with the prayers of the scions empowering him, he summoned and channeled a proper primal of himself—the warrior of light. he is pretty much just ash but much bigger. this is also the form in which he fought zenos at the edge of the universe, because there was really a missed opportunity to NOT have zenos and the WoL duking it out primal vs primal—

SCALE REFERENCE: ash is 6'4" / 194cm. i am not doing the math on the rest of them i'm sorry

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

healer: SGE >>> AST = WHM >>>>>> SCH tank: PLD > DRK = WAR > GNB melee: RPR >>> DRG = VPR > MNK > SAM > NIN ranged: MCH > BRD > DNC caster: BLM = SMN > RDM = PCT based purely on my enjoyment / comfort playing each job, if i were ranking on aesthetics / lore it'd be very different

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

i am TORN on if i want to stick with SGE or swap to RPR. on one hand, healer queue privilege and avoiding my melee anxiety. on the other hand, poster job and lore implications for my boy... evolved mode news might genuinely be my deciding factor

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

i'm sending elezen to the pride parade 🏳️‍🌈 [ #arc.png | #ffxiv | #holyamory ]

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

i'm probably never gonna do anything with it but i designed a fursona for funsies #arc.png

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

you have to have at least one job of every role leveled because ash forces you to swap during phase transitions. you queued in on healer? congrats, you're tanking phase 2 #wolqotd

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

i've spent several hours over the past two days comparing haurchefant's dialogue in every language i have access to. i don't have any like, Analysis™ to offer about it. but i do love that i now have Four different ways to suffer and die when i think about the vault

ENGLISH

You...you are unharmed? F-Forgive me... I could not bear the thought of...of...

Oh, do not look at me so.

A smile better suits a hero...

JAPANESE (translated w/ google lens)

So... You're safe... I can't afford to lose you...

A sad face doesn't suit a hero...

Heheh... As I thought, your smile is... really nice...

GERMAN (translated w/ google lens)

Strange... We're finally so close, and yet I can hardly feel you...

Don't be sad...

That doesn't suit you... my hero...

FRENCH (translated w/ google lens)

You're okay... That's good... I wouldn't want anyone to hurt you...

Heroes are not allowed to be sad...

But you have such a beautiful smile... Try not to forget... mine...

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

everywhere and nowhere, one small step, heroes forge ahead, and i am STILL begging the devs for an orchestrion roll of penultimania

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

⚠️ blood / eyestrain you've got me talking in my sleep as if you're conquering my dreams you have awakened what's beneath again [ #arc.png | #ffxiv | #wolzenos ]

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

["take me back to eden" by sleep token playing in the distance] #GPOSERS

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

the duality of odysseus brush test doodles #arc.png #hadesgame

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

i want to work on post-worthy personal art soon but ooough video games,,, tomo life and hades 2 and ovw Got Me

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

ash is a lv150 omnihealer main so physically he was fine, just needed a good nap to recover. mentally though? months-long extreme depressive episode. by DT he's mostly fine and fully functional again, but to this day he Hates going out into space #wolqotd

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mori supreme @etheirysformula.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

commission for a friend

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

trying to get into a daily art practice and let myself just kinda draw whatever sounds fun without worrying about it too much. unfortunately sometimes this means i use my power for evil and turn my WoL into a funko pop

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

please forgive the lack of text, i tried writing it out in the eorzean alphabet but that shit was difficult and i did not want to continue </3

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

currently artblocked so i can't do much for my son's nameday but i can at least post a quick doodle !! #arc.png #ffxiv

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

updated my lil mascot's design, the sharkification of all things arcademyth continues #arc.png

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

for no reason whatsoever, shoutout to the characters that cracked my egg. there was some fascinating knowledge hiding in the feeling of "wait, why am i so disappointed when these characters stop presenting as men"

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

ash's go-to spot is the last vigil; it's perfect for people-watching during the day and stargazing at night. sometimes it's a little Too easy to find him there, though, since it's, y'know. right out in the open. if he needs more privacy, he'll go hide in one of his husbands' offices instead #wolqotd

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

wdym it's been 17 days since my last post here whoops--and it's only gonna get worse for a while because i have just started rigging not one but two!! ✌️!! new live2D models!! which i'm very excited about but also r.i.p. my drawing time,,

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

ah fuck the text symbol i used on a bunch of stuff doesn't work on mobile. welp. i will fix that Tomorrow

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

wheezes i just went through all of my socials and updated my icons + banners + etc. here's the full version of the art #arc.png

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

hugh morris the man that you are #arc.png

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

i restarted ACNH yesterday and i'm having a great time 🌱

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

naadam = triumph* > seal rock >>> shatter > secure *tentative ranking for triumph because i haven't played it much yet but first impressions have been excellent

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

ash is a 10 unless he sees someone he likes in the direction he's heading. he's got a light step, he knows how to DRG jump and NIN hide for unconventional entrances and exits, but he will also shouting-flying-jump-hug-tackle certain people which makes him a bit hard to miss #wolqotd

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

ash loooves aetheryte travel, it's super convenient for him because having uncapped aether is like, his whole thing, so he can teleport way more often than the average person. he doesn't even have a mount; he just teleports to the nearest aetheryte and walks the rest of the way #wolqotd

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

i play SO many games,,, ffxiv is definitely my Main One but i play a LOT of nintendo stuff, i'm extremely into both hades games, been playing a lot of marvel rivals, just started dragon age: origins, working through the alan wake / control games, love fields of mistria, BG3, HSR, etc etc etc,,,

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

realized i didn't have a ref sheet for my main sona so i took the opportunity to do a redesign. new year new me and all that 💫 #arc.png

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

new [oc / sona / thing] just dropped #arc.png

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

i know it's a lil early for it but i'm thinking about new year's resolutions... my main goals are to draw more and hide less. drawing more's self-explanatory. but i'm gonna try to push back against my social anxiety more, too.

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

apparently when i said ash is going red for 7.4 what i meant was red popoto

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Cable Contributes to Life @cctl.me · 30/06/2025

since it's the last day of pride month I figured I'd at least make one thing for it... i now unveil to you my greatest invention: color bars pride flag

An LGBTQ+ pride flag formatted in the layout of the SMPTE "color bars" test pattern used for broadcast television. The first set of columns use the colors of the gay pride flag, with the addition of the original SMPTE color on the final column. The second set of columns contains two pride flags - the pansexual flag horizontally, and the asexual flag flipped and horizontal. The final set of columns contains the three colors of the transgender flag and the two POC-inclusive colors, followed by the original bar gradient from the SMPTE ECR-1-1978 pattern.

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

hades 2 sweep in my mind and heart. if anyone needs me i'll be listening to fated glory on loop for an hour

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

ash is going red for 7.4, we'll see if it sticks

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

it bothers me that caelus is the only member of the trailblaze trio who doesn't get a new outfit in amphoreus so i attempted to design one for him #arc.png #HSR

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

scribbled up my #StarTrek ocs real quick so i could make my friends perceive them :^) #arc.png

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

return: ishgard forever!!! free: whatever the current expac main city is, currently tuliyollal reduced: - S9 (other expac city) - limsa (easiest city-state for checking MB while world-hopping) - gridania (GC) - last one is my "new content here!" reminder, currently wolekdorf for PT

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arcade 🌊🩹 @arcademyth.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

hear me out: hades 3 where you play as a young hades immediately after he gains control of the underworld. his most important task: learning how to train a hellhound [ #arc.png | #hadesgame ]

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