How I'd Redesign ALL of The New Warriors | Kat Blaque

[@BlaqueInTheCity]

Hey hi, this is the art channel commenting. Expect me to be fairly random! I still have a few art videos I'm planning on posting on this channel, BUT I want to have a more regular art channel where I'm making art videos because it makes me happy, even if no one watches.

[@SourEggz]

Cannot wait when you do some of those art supply boxes (when you are sponsored, of course) and stuff. So, you really got me excited Ms. Kat - you are your... internet art... gas??? That sounds bad, but the art is good! 💻🖌💨💨

[@imaginarypluto6719]

Oh my god you named the new channel "ART BITCH" and.... just.... this is FUCKING INCONIC

[@loeandbehold4808]

Omg yes, i was just thinking how much i love ur art and want to see more of it!!

[@Mmalusd]

Hey! Here I see your art channel is marked for kids??? Like, I tried to hit the bell and it says the action is not possible for kids content, which makes no sense with the name of the Chanel... is anyone else having the same problem? D':

[@KatBlaque]

@@Mmalusd ooo thanks for pointing that out. It's def not for kids. lol

[@theguystealingyourinternet3712]

I feel bad for B-Negative, imagine being the team outcast when your teammates are a weeb and an incel

[@wizardscience7535]

It’s the battle of the most Clown dhhddhxh but dam that’s how you know you’re lame u_u

[@dgkwigga7768]

B negative is the most normal one out of all of them

[@alejandracedillo5285]

@@dgkwigga7768 Being the average means nothing when you are surrounded by those who aren't

[@Lanoira13]

@@dgkwigga7768 "Oh god, am I the normie?! OH GOD I'M THE NORMIE!!!"

[@sephandremanticore5438]

I don't think the "mirror" thing is accurate. I doubt that a goth would identify with a 1337 kid all that much. Blaque's take on ST is he was never socially outgoing, but Neg was a LARPer, that has "play" literally in the acronym. It is possible they like the same music though.

[@emmahansen5620]

Imagine being Safespace and your teammates are your weeaboo sibling, an incel, a nerd and a scene vampire

[@introvertedjo1238]

I need this nonexistent comic because I imagine this team with Safespace as the leader... trying to keep these chaos children together...

[@brenon1441]

and dora

[@corvidaeisaneatfamily2841]

safespace has the braincell

[@Ryukuro]

@@corvidaeisaneatfamily2841 90% of the time.

[@lordshrimpramen5589]

Bro you forgot Dora The Explorer

[@tgirl_jocy]

Funny thing, actual historical ninja wore predominantly navy blue and if snowflake was a weeb they would definitely insist on wearing a blue suit because it's "more historically accurate ".

[@18shadowolf]

Oh that's a good point

[@wizardscience7535]

Snowflake, they’re very cool. Kat the beautiful. Believe it

[@cawcawcaw9160]

Yeah blue is actually less noticeable than black at night. Moonlight makes things more blueish.

[@naikigutierrez4279]

The stereotypical black ninja costume is actually the clothes of a theater stagehand. IIRC in plays the ninja would be played bu stagehands so that when they attacked, it represented their completely sudden appearance.

[@SeymourDisapproves]

I thought ninja were just assassins/spies. I didn't think they had a uniform.

[@PunkExMachina]

I was so immersed in the story of these characters I forgot it wasn’t the actual comic book storyline lmao

[@noctsbunker5457]

I would like to start the hypothesis that Kat is making more art videos to ease us into her comic career, either as a writer or illustrator.

[@clovejubilee5227]

GOSH I HOPE SO.

[@theresisty7122]

I am new to Kat's channel, but I've already seen enough to be stoked about her comics. 10/10 would buy this minute. Edit: I am drinking roasted dandelion root tea from traditional medicinals.

[@KatBlaque]

@@theresisty7122 that sounds delicious. I recently discovered you can make honey from dandelions!

[@mistermasterinahat]

@@KatBlaque You can? What does it taste like?

[@stormfischerr]

Kat Blaque I made dandelion honey early last month!! I think I cooked it slightly too long, so it hardens up like candy quite a bit in the fridge. I also don’t know if I have to refrigerate it or if I can leave it out. I usually just leave it out 5 minutes before I steep my tea, and while it’s steeping. Super good taste wise!!

[@rudymartin8583]

original screentime: dorky 12 year old boy kat's screentime: angsty 17 year old incel

[@hujan1744]

From Meme-boy to redditer XD.

[@spacesapphic8657]

Internet gas low key feels like something from a boomer political cartoon

[@syluno]

for the last time its called a juul, dad!!

[@jaystanovic3008]

5g has struck again!

[@gravecode]

low-key facts

[@cupcakejack7375]

High key you mean

[@cupcakejack7375]

@ShayAway oh god, YES the tap water

[@cherryblossom00000]

Kat when redesigning and describing the entire New Warriors: "They're a nerd"

[@KatBlaque]

But see they are special and unique nerds haha

[@cherryblossom00000]

@@KatBlaque lmao that may be true but you still used the words "they're kinda a nerd" with almost every character. I think that it's cool and endearing that a group of different types of nerds got together and want to be heroes. That's how to speak to the current younger generations. Great job!

[@LaCabraAsada]

@@KatBlaque Not like the other nerds (I know I'm nine months late but I had to say that)

[@YueBegay]

OMG KAT! As a Native woman, I love that you made Trailblazer's earrings based on real Native beaded earrings

[@KatBlaque]

I appreciate that you caught that.

[@doodleplayer4014]

Cool I didn't notice that. Honestly I love how Kat is being as inclusive as possible in the most sublte, yet sincere and noticeable way

[@Backflipgal12]

So B-Negative definitely has a fairly popular tiktok

[@KatBlaque]

Definitely. It's the only thing, after Myspace, that he's ever been kinda popular on.

[@maxalvarez5564]

He gets FLOODED with thirst follows daily

[@monaalvarez]

His tumblr is popping tho

[@dwell7315]

@@maxalvarez5564 Wait. B-Negative is the new Willy Wonka Tiktok

[@maxalvarez5564]

@@dwell7315 or that one asian guy that adds base riffs to other songs with the black glasses and the tie,, absolutely

[@percysimmerman3424]

First of all: I would die to read this comic book. Second of all: I don't know why but I see Trailblazer as being a sort of hidden leader. Like everyone defers to Screentime or whoever else is supposed to be leader, but Trailblazer is the one who keeps the group together and encourages them to take action. It would be so cool to see her character grow from just being a back seat leader to eventually gaining the confidence with the help of her team so they can all help each other. It would also be an amazing conflict for Screentime with his more negative view of women to learn that they are equals and to learn to have compassion that all his time on the internet took from him.

[@wizardscience7535]

big brain. I really love this!!!

[@fairycat23]

I love this!!

[@recon441]

Oh my gosh I want to read this so badly 🥺

[@nickjoy6389]

theConcernedWyvern this is really great! I can see the character progression of allowing herself to open up and come to her own as a foster kid.

[@ocinidolegna]

Yall getting me hyped for something that might never exist lol

[@danielbelkin4652]

I actually died internally at how spot on Snowflake's redesign and characterization. Like, -Not sure about hormones -weeb -"subs not dubs" -high school sophomore -insecure about height/size It was a very "this all sounds terribly, terribly familiar" moment.

[@gnome_official]

Kat making a character: ok so basically they're a nerd,

[@KatBlaque]

nerds are the only characters i care about!!

[@gingerroot961]

Kat Blaque you do play dnd after all

[@KatBlaque]

@@gingerroot961 i've actually never played Dnd, but pretty much everyone I date does. lol.

[@recon441]

@@KatBlaque You totes should though 👀 it's basically my new religion

[@fritzthelibrarygoblin]

@@KatBlaque If you can find a good, emotional healthy and mature group to play with (you *REALLY* don't want one that isn't) then I can *HIGHLY* recommend it!

[@Abby-vg7sg]

I want to read THIS comic. Like, there’s so much potential for the dynamics that you kinda made up/headcanoned. Like, the start would be extremely rocky. Screentime is an incel so his interactions with Trailblazer and Snowflake is strained...there’s also a potential power struggle for “leader” between him and Safespace, only Safespace is less of a leader and just more of a personable dude. Screentime just perceives Safespace as a threat to his control over the group...even if it doesn’t really exist. Snowflake would probably have a really antagonistic relationship with everyone, except their brother. I can see them being more slow to warm up to other characters, though I think they would start getting along really well with Trailblazer first. Snowflake would constantly be calling Screentime out on his bs, but it wouldn’t be until Trailblazer (up until this point she would be just desperately trying to keep the group together because of her abandonment issues, at any cost) snapped and screamed at Screentime. Maybe it came after Snowflake got made that Trailblazer refused to take sides when Screentime was clearly the one in the wrong? Safespace is the friendly, easy going guy that never really gets involved with the conflicts of the inner workings of the group. Everyone gets along with him, and if they don’t for whatever plot reason he sort of shrugs it off and doesn’t let it bother him. It’s not super obvious, but he’s probably the most emotionally mature of the group. I could see him going up to his friends after rough plot arcs and asking them if they’re okay. Maybe the ONE time that Safespace really breaks the pattern of being easy going is at the most pivotal part of Screentime’s arc of becoming less of an incel? Like, this would happen the same time Trailblazer snapped and called him out, maybe just before? There would come a point where Snowflake wouldn’t be able to handle it and we as an audience would be getting tired of it. His character would need to be developed. Snowflake would declare that they wouldn’t work with him if he kept acting like this, B-Negative would be insisting that Screentime was acting just fine and it was Snowflake being too touchy, and Safespace would put his foot down and go “my sibling is right you need to shape up or I can’t work with you any more.” Trailblazer would be pressured to chose a side and pretty quick she would side with the twins because she /was/ getting the shaft more often than not, even if she didn’t want to lose any friends. The twins would be much better friends to her at this point. This whole situation, on top of maybe some outside plot interference, would make Screentime begin his arc into being less of an incel. And then B-Negative! He’s still a relatively young vampire, and that whole concept could go so far! Like, he develops his code of “who he eats” much more throughout the series. And because he’s only been alive for like, a decade or two more than the rest of the group he still has lots of adolescent/young adult milestones that he probably missed in his partying. With those extra years, he’s probably much more knowledgeable of the underworld criminal aspects that this team would be dealing with quite often. His slow acceptance into the group despite his seeming blasé-ness towards everyone but Screentime could be pretty central, especially after Screentime became less of an ass. Trailblazer would have a lot of underlying angst, since her problems would probably be the most invisible. She would be the last one, except for maybe B-Negative, to confess her home situation and other mental health issues to the group. I could also see a few fun “let’s all go to [insert chaotic alternate universe]” arcs because she would have to bring a teammate or two along at least occasionally. I think that they would be varying levels of independence among the group. Safespace and Snowflake have a “normal” home life, so they have normal hang outs at their house with movie nights and family dinners with the rest of the group. They never go by Trailblazer’s foster home, unless it’s an emergency and they couldn’t get in contact with her otherwise. Maybe there’s a foster sibling or two that she kinda looks out for, that tags along to hangouts and eventually finds out about the super hero stuff. Screentime has the house to himself almost all the time, but the group wouldn’t often go over there for long periods of time unless his dad was for-sure out of town. It would be really interesting to have their gear and stuff stored there towards the start of the comics, but have to have that shift to B-Negative’s place because Screentime’s dad was getting suspicious. B-Negative, of course, would have his own apartment/house that would be kind of a dump. I think that eventually it would become their superhero “base” and Trailblazer and Screentime both would spend a ton of time there, definitely more than the twins even though they would do stuff normal stuff like homework there too, just because they didn’t want to go home. Even if B-Negative isn’t home, I feel like all of the team would have keys. This got way longer than I thought it would but!! There’s so much potential!!

[@Octobees]

This comment needs more likes!!

[@trashgremlin4299]

ah, if only i had writing motivation :'D

[@nagisa0931]

Also just rename the characters and it’d be lit

[@KNylen]

@@DionysusTheMad hey, u mentioned representing the generation and thats exactly where my mind went to reading OP’s post. how did they find themselves together as a team when theyre so dysfunctional, what force is keeping them together? and i started thinking, this could be a metaphor for climate change, and how the previous generations neglected to do anything preventative once they knew it would happen, instead leaving the problems to future/our generation(s). so maybe they were recruited by older superheroes to clean up their messes. maybe you thought the same thing. i doubt ill be able to find ur comment within the 1000s of others lmao...

[@Drauph]

Man I would love to read this story!

[@ellelongacre3723]

Me: This Screentime I imagine isn't the leader but is the angsty loner that needs a character development arc like a taco needs salsa.

[@timidk9172]

@@DionysusTheMad yess

[@bloomin_szn]

And he learns to ✨respect women✨ along the way

[@chroni3659]

One thing I wish you drew attention to with Trailblazer’s story was a line in the source, something like “her power comes from god, but not the god you’re thinking of”. She could’ve been religious, devoted to a god she met in another world. Maybe the god is one that her tribe worshipped and is her patron, or maybe they just made her *think* that her power comes from them, and is just manipulating her.. . Having her focus on Greek and Norse mythology is a bit strange, considering you said she cares a lot about learning about her heritage, though I do love your idea for her to have other magical artifacts from worlds she explores. Maybe she and Screentime could (eventually, once he gets over his misogyny) bond over not having directly combat-relevant powers, and instead using objects :p

[@Dracosfire14]

Another thing that stuck out to me was that basically every god does actually exist in the Marvel universe. Which is the one area I feel Kat could've focused on with all of them. Like, the original version of B Negative wasn't just any vampire, he got his vampirism from Morbius the Living Vampire. What's their dynamic/relationship like? What does he think of Blade? Imagine Trailblazer meeting Thor (Odinson and/or Jane Thor, both are great) Maybe Screentime admires Iron Man as a good role model for scientists? A little integration would be cool.

[@insanezanity3333]

The idea of a 4chan incel and a tumblr enby having to be on the same team............ i mean at least they can bond over anime lol

[@miniamo_]

Is it weird that I'm actually kind of interested in what their dynamic would be? I mean, I feel like I'd feel bad for snowflake, but it'd be interesting to see anyway.

[@andreas_iced8297]

OH GOD

[@rudymartin8583]

speaking partially from experience that's kinda how it goes in real life

[@fortunomancy]

Sounds like my high school anime club

[@aliceis9068]

ahh yes, my late high school experience

[@claral8655]

New warrior: *exists* Kat: okay hear me out. They're a nerd and...

[@wendyhan9727]

I really love this!!! but just some note I wanted to have on Screentime's mom- she could be taken as a bit of "Miss Saigon" trope, a submissive Asian woman who slaves away for her strong American white mans who whisked her away from her backwater homeland; personally, as an Asian afab, i think this could be easily avoided by showing that Screentime's mom is strong and willful in her own way, despite the concessions she's had to make to survive, all of which Screentime can't see. All in all, I really enjoyed the detail and care you put into these designs, and after watching this video, I feel so close with these characters!!

[@KatBlaque]

Yeah tbh, i edited down my description of Screentime because it was so long (it's the longest of them all), but my read of her is that she's actually very very strong, but her partner wanted that sort of submissive asian woman and didn't get it, and abuses her. I've always found the submissive asian woman archetype to be... interesting mostly because none of the women I grew up with are like that, quite the opposite. I should have explained that in my view (obviously) his view of his mother is very tainted and inaccurate. He doesn't really see what she's done for him and doesn't understand how much she's done to protect him. And in my mind, he identifies less with his asian side and his mother is one of his only connections to that.

[@mirajara9149]

What you’ve done demonstrates what I think is so unsatisfying about the official designs. It’s great to have characters of different ethnicities, sizes, genders, family situations... but that can’t be the be-all-end-all of their personalities, nor can it be an extra trait tacked on for fun. You’ve really taken into account both how their identities affect their personalities and lives, as well as what they’re like apart from that. The result is a bunch of dynamic, unique characters with plenty of interesting parts to write about, both advantages and flaws. They’re _people_!! Basically you’re a master of character design and I can’t wait to see what you do next. I’m already living for your other videos, so this series is a whole new dimension of awesome 💕

[@warlockwithabowloffruit]

kat re-designing the characters: so they're a MASSIVE nerd

[@fairycat23]

That's one of my favorite parts of her redesign. "Entire team of nerds" is giving me LIFE.

[@stratospherica]

The Warriors are just four kids going to a convention and Safespace whose mum made him drive them because he's the only one with a license

[@lenalarson3547]

I like what you did with Screentime the best. Learning self worth and to hone talents is the kind of hero's journey young men need right now. It's a shame Marvel is so tone deaf and creatively sterile. I also like how there is a handsome man under the unkempt appearance, if you ever looked at before and after pics of weight loss or addiction recovery you realize a lot of people are attractive with self care.

[@undeadFaery]

yikes

[@fruitcake6372]

SHE DID IT!! SHE MADE SCREENTIME AN INCEL!!! OUR QUEEN

[@zeroslash2050]

I wasn't the only one. :P Gods. In the Kat Blaque canon, I hope 4chan-cel learns to respect peeps.

[@KatBlaque]

@@zeroslash2050 that would be my plan. lol.

[@joycelinlgbtq]

Its a good place to start from because it allows for room to grow & learn. Good characterization is part of good storytelling.

[@recon441]

I love that she totally went there 😆

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

Joycelin lgbtQ When she was doing that I was slightly confused like You’re not really making me like this character, Kat. But yeah I think it could be a good starting point and lead to good character development or discussions.

[@ptupper72]

Excellent work! Suggestion: Trailblazer has magical items from her journeys into other worlds, but they're from Native American myths and legends instead of European.

[@MissSam]

Where did people get the idea that black color means "villain"? Black is practical, it's less noticeable, it's always trendy and e d g y (I know what I was wearing when I was a teen). I honestly dig your cyberpunk black designs.

[@KatBlaque]

exactly. That's what I thought. lol.

[@DeboraSolnik]

Yes!! Also... Miles Morales.

[@jeremiahvaleska8464]

Debora Solnik Hell yeah!

[@naikigutierrez4279]

MissSam I kept thinking ‘Does no one remember the old X Men movies, where all the good guys wear black leather?’

[@weemann4155]

Kat Blaque honestly your designs looked amazing the FIRST time at this point u should just ignore them

[@sophiejones7727]

original Screentime: dorky kid with a Geordie-visor. Kat's Screentime: Artemis Fowl, but Vietnamese-American. original Trailblazer: not sure if supposed to be Native or Latina Kat's Trailblazer: looks exactly like the first (non-celebrity) girl I had a crush on. Way back before I knew the word "bisexual". original B-negative: is an anime vampire Kat's B-negative: goth metalhead vampire wielding Anduril. ya know Kat. Maybe you're really good at this whole character creation thing. Like, maybe you should write your own comic and stuff. maybe? I think it would be cool.

[@KaeMcSpadden]

I didn’t like B negative’s original design with the white pants and white skin, he looked like a Ken doll with no pants.

[@shinyblue4774]

Bold of you to assume he's not one(?

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

I c a n t u n s e e I t

[@artemisfowldragon]

That, you put it into words

[@saable8860]

O... oh

[@bartimaeusofuruk9681]

Some people: wearing black makes you look like a villain Batman: ... I'm batman!

[@KatBlaque]

Well Batman has always been a darker superhero so that kinda makes sense lol

[@Ejiro__Kirishima]

Batman’s dark design has always made me like him.

[@Nani-xm1kb]

“She’s like...really REALLY really invested in the love-life of virtually, any female character...for some reason” me, a lesbian, nodding along: ah

[@sleepybully3873]

me, also a lesbian: yes yes bootiful

[@rosegarden69]

"she's really into mythology and she's very interested in the love life's of any female character, for some reason." Me: yes. This is my language.

[@ellies6297]

ah yes, lesbians must stick together

[@robinlock5184]

ah yes, the lesbians know

[@olennaorchestral2999]

Ew

[@Sandreline]

I really appreciate that in the close-up you actually gave Trailblazer a fat face. Way too much fat representation is folks who are fat but with "slim" faces and jawlines. I do wish you had made her fatter in the full-body though (which I know you commented on, and have addressed in the comments). There are a ton of fat women who are size 14+ who are still very active. These videos are great. I hope you continue making them. I haven't drawn much in almost 10 years, but you're making me want to pick up the charcoal again.

[@maxwellmediainc]

In my head a cooler power for “screen time “ be being a technopath someone who’s able to control technology..

[@vsmash2]

That was my first idea too! But with the new powerset of whats basically "atomic level analysis" and the gadgetry of what can only presumed to be nanotech forgeing (aka: year 3000 3D printing) he's basically a realistic version of a technopath. Classic technopathy always has the issue that it is not really based in real world physics.

[@ExeErdna]

That is his power they low balled him, internet gas = nanomachines, his power = technomancy. Screentime could be the next Arcade yet they ain't gonna do that his power with how the internet is in the Marvel Universe he already should have pissed off SHIELD by hacking into them. Honestly, this whole squad would had been a young villain group that young heroes could fight. Since they deserve such they can become heroes later on.

[@Cheetahgirl_Studios]

That was my first thought too! In my rehash I made him the grandson of a well known technologist. He’s always grown up around computers, and has always been fascinated by them and how they work. His future was bright. Then, one day, he was in the lab where his grandfather worked and got sealed in a gas chamber with the other four New Warriors who all got there by different accounts. The gas in question was specifically designed and engineered to provoke a genetic mutation in the subject: to create the next wave of Mutants, if you will. They all got different (remodelled) abilities, but I’ll talk about those in another comment. Overdrive’s (my new name for him) body now produced nanobots as if they were red or white blood cells. This gave him the ability to hack and control anything, just as long as it has a WiFi connection.

[@Ejiro__Kirishima]

I kinda got the idea of hooked onto the internet at all times: could just access any and all knowledge, he would be rather smart, or well be able to grasp at information at any time. But I think he’d still have to make sure the website he’s using for the information was still credible and was correct, cause that’s a problem everyone deals with when searching on the internet. I also thought he might be very easily influenced by the internet he indulges in, Like he got onto an incel platform and quickly picked up their beliefs.

[@robinauseer499]

Everyone's pros and cons sound like it would make for *extremely* interesting group banter and growth. They're gonna clash, they're gonna disagree, they're gonna get along, they're gonna get close, and it's gonna be beautiful dammit

[@alexhijinks5170]

Kat: And he kind of sees Screentime as a protégé Me: oh my god they were protégés

[@zeroslash2050]

The Kat Blaque Cinematic Universe has such room for growth.

[@felidaefatalis]

Oh my god and they were * protégés*

[@kellyannecoll]

when I tell you I sCREAMED reading this 😭😂

[@allyli1718]

Me absolutely tearing up at the incel-rocker mentor ship (who knew all incels needed was a Stratocaster?)

[@SeymourDisapproves]

I don't get why Screentime is smiling in his promo art. I can't imagine anyone being plugged into the internet 24/7 and not having some flavor of anxiety lol.

[@Ejiro__Kirishima]

I feel like he’d easily get influenced by the internet so he’d be very self conscious just cause he’s always up to date on what society wants him to look like.

[@Nell-r0se]

"As a goth I may be biased" *looks over at a literal vampire rocker kid with bat wings and an industrial haircut* Also love how you basically made him lestat 😆

[@lostintranslation5630]

headcanon: b negative holds his sword while squatting like one of those token gang members holding a bat

[@azure-aeon-dragaeon]

Implying he can wield it normally he just chooses not to because his dumbass mind thinks swords are for nerds

[@emb3863]

Kat should just single handedly write these comics tbh

[@TheEpicGene15]

im not really into comics or webtoons, but i would pay good money for that

[@DAURPA]

Rigggghtttt

[@tanaiahjohnson6009]

I second this. I'm not really into comics or superheroes but I'm really really hooked to these headcannons

[@alchemicpunk1509]

Yeah, Screentime's og power is basically "Be a phone" xD I do love that your redesigns have a lot of character to them, which is something that is woefully absent to most super hero characters from the Big Two.

[@thefischdeo]

After being exposed to experimental Patreon gas, I became permanently plugged into the Kat Blaque Cinematic Universe. Also I need all of these costumes in real life but in black, because I am B-Negative on the inside.

[@KatBlaque]

hahaha

[@mikelmontoya2965]

Experimental Patreon gas is my new kink.

[@mimmikibilly]

Screentime's story is basically how a villain is formed, so it's good that he is actually part of the "good guys" instead. I feel like he's spot on.

[@timastimeline]

Kat describing Screentime being addicted to the internet went straight to my heart. I have been attacked.

[@azazel7548]

Imagine being Hermes and having your only pair of shoes stolen by a teenager

[@Husky-gj3fe]

HAHA

[@notoriousrrz]

I love these redesigns and would love to see more of them, but I would love to have seen Backpack stay a larger size: there are a lot of women of larger size who are still athletes (check out Ginger Snaps, a plus size aerialist burlesque performer).

[@zeroslash2050]

One of my critiques of Trailblazer is that its cool she is a mythology nerd, but I feel it would have been better to connect it to Indigenous cultures. Why doesn't she find something from a story from Seminole culture? Or other cultures? Well, I don't know how much that would be okay or cool. And also how much stuff it easily available.

[@KatBlaque]

@@zeroslash2050 My only thought was she was disconnected from her culture and doesn't know much about it, but is learning and trying. She's fostered,so I imagine she's removed from her culture (like a lot of foster kids, especially Native Amercian ones are).

[@Backflipgal12]

Kat Blaque I do like that about your characters, too. I feel like there’s a lot of room for all of them to learn and grow, and one of Trailblazer’s story arcs could be reconnecting with her culture through her backpack.

[@mimmikibilly]

I know very few fat people shaped like a chubby diamond though. I feel like her shape was badly handled. Kat could have drawn her a bit on the bigger side, but the original looked to me like the worst silhouette for a comic character. It's not hard to read her body if it was blacked out, but her shape looked unnatural imo.

[@leeladavie9820]

@@KatBlaque i really love how you left space for character development in all of them, instead of having them be instantly perfect

[@dariusrahmaan1627]

I'm so mad I won't be able to read her version on the comic book. Like???? The characterizations?! I can see the intricate plotlines and I'm sad I can't read her version 😭

[@Eaterofspines]

sameeeeeeeeeee

[@meowisol]

A scene kid who "ordered the sword from the packet that came in the Lord of the Rings DVD" omg B Negative is meeeee

[@KatBlaque]

I wanted one of those swords so bad. ._.

[@OscarBoscar889]

as a former foster care kid, i liked how you mentioned how trailblazer could be a little bit of a hoarder. because let me tell you, as a kid with abandonment issues, i emotionally attached to EVERYTHING. i had 70+ stuffed animals, and so many tiny pieces of trash, and figurines i loved.

[@emeraldturtwig]

I thought the direction you took screentime in was really interesting bc when I saw his appearence/power I immediately connected it to my friends younger siblings who are super popular on stan twitter with huge anon accounts while still being a young teen. i feel like this is at least in part bc in the original design he looked kinda too happy(?) to be the kinda deep into 4chan kid and as a former gay kid and gay adult his stance kinda gave off a gay vibe in the nicest way possible I still really enjoyed yours along with all the designs you came up with !!

[@Sapphiamur]

Kat, I've never bought a comic book in my life, but you had me so excited for these characters and stories that I would actually start buying. This is so freaking amazing. If only Marvel hired you to make them :(.

[@carr0tkake]

b-negative giving me boyinaband energy with that hair

[@jeremiahvaleska8464]

banana bread ah, a fellow man of culture I see?

[@sycamoreman9625]

Dave's channel is just as consistently dead too

[@monochrome_soft9472]

sycamore man oof lmao

[@fatcat1414]

Your version of Screentime feels like a genius way to indirectly reach out to people like him and show that they are understood, but that their behavior and outlook on the world is ultimately what will cause their downfall. Then his character arc could explore his shifting viewpoints and mental health recovery.

[@aldo_heHim]

wish you could also change their names, most of them sound like conservative nonsense

[@joycelinlgbtq]

These characters sound like out-of touch pandering at the worst level. This is just giving the message that gen X and millennials are just as oblivious to their younger generation than all those who came before. (Which is not true for all of us).

[@Cheetahgirl_Studios]

I’ve got ya covered dude. Snowflake= Snowstorm Safespace= Enforcer Screentime= Overdrive B Negative= Mordeo Trailblazer= Trailblazer (she’s the only name I liked)

[@redicd6857]

Huh?

[@kittiepride190]

@@Cheetahgirl_Studios b negative is actually a really good name because it refers to the bloodtype lol Maybe o positive or smth would be better but still p smart for a vampire

[@baydiac]

@@Cheetahgirl_Studios Shard & Shield as the twins as suggested by a comment on the previous video is still in my heart oml

[@talithacrow7530]

When you said she was a seminole, I started crying. I just recently got kicked out and I've been living in a very white area my whole life, so I don't know many native american people, and I know no one who's from the same tribe as me, but I'd love to read a series where a main character is the same tribe as me.

[@goomy_den]

you really had me in the first half of screentime’s characterisation ngl, it felt super close to home and then u whipped out the 4chan incel card and i was like ‘oh nvm’ LMAO love this sm tho, i love when people aren’t afraid to give characters genuinely unlikeable traits because it makes them feel more real, and it also gives them a lot more room for character development/improvement 😩

[@VenusxxDoom]

the main concept of screentime is like someone heard the theme song for freakazoid! once but never watched the show and tried to create a character out of that. Love the dark incel backstory you created (tho idk why he also kinda reminds me of Dib from Invader Zim)

[@laoniboba]

I didn't do this for the others Warriors, but why not start now: When it came to screentime the name felt kind of strange since it was quite too on the nose, but the way you described him it felt perfect. Screentime isn't just how long your mom lets you sit at your computer. Screentime means the amount of time a person is given or the amount of attention a person gets in a show. It makes sense since he idealizes his dad and wants to be recognized by him. That combined with his dad's popularity he gets a lot of screentime in the eyes of others, but ironically not in the eyes of the man he really wants. Trailblazer is just *chefs kiss*. I love her concept thick and thin. I never had much problems with her since she was pretty much perfect. I love the idea of her love for mythology and fantasy playing a huge role in how she manages her powers. I'd also love to see the funny interaction between her and actual Thor when he realizes she took his belt. Also if they reference the MCU (which they most likely won't) I'd imagine the heartfelt conversation her and Thor would have about there insecurities because Thor gained a lot of weight and thought of himself as almost helpless and he could share that experience with Trailblazer. B-Negative is just edgy boy central, but its not bad. His relationship with Screentime could develop into something that could bring the team a lot closer or tear them a part. B-Negative seeing Screentime as a mirror not only feeds Screentime's pain, but allows B-Negative room to grow as a person. Although he now gets a lot of attention for his looks, he could recognize his change in appearance doesn't change who he is. I see a huge linear concept between all New New Warriors which is Self-Exceptance and furthermore Self-Expression. As a gen z myself, its something a lot of us struggle with, and I'm sure a lot of people that aren't gen z struggle with as well. Screentime desires recognition from his father (Self-Exceptance), but wants others to see him how he wants to be seen (Self-Expression). Trailblazer feels a disconnect from her heritage (Self-Exceptance), but despite her shortcomings and insecurities used her powers to give her a sense of worth (Self-Expression). B-Negative used to be a huge nerd and sees himself in others like Screentime (Self-Exceptance), but overall is a more chill, go-with-the-flow character (Self-Expression). Safespace doesn't care for labels and owns who he is (Self-Exceptance) and makes it clear how free-spirited and open-minded he is (Self-Expression). Snowflake is gaining confidence in their body while being open about who they are (Self-Exceptance) and not letting that interfere with their ultra-mega weebness that caters to their charm as a person (Self-Expression).

[@samrobles4792]

Absolutely love the redesigns. Not gonna lie though, it would've been interesting to see B-Negative as an e-boy

[@Ejiro__Kirishima]

Yeah, personally b-negative is my least favorite of her redesigns. Of course there was no way it was going to win, have you seen the snowflake one, I love it!

[@bessh2501]

Me, before this video: I don’t care about the New Warriors Me, now: I SHIP SCREENTIME/B-NEGATIVE AND SNOWFLAKE/TRAILBLAZER But for real though, all of these redesigns and the character work that’s gone into them is just spectacular.

[@tamarbeker1701]

Seriously though. Where can I find screentime/b-negative fanfics about these versions?

[@SamM32727]

I'm sorry.... internet gas??

[@justjasmine2635]

I swear I could watch 10 hours straight of you designing characters! I love how fleshed out they are and your ideas are so much fun.

[@CoisadeRuiva]

Can I just pause before you even start redesign the characters to say that: Kat, your hair look so beautiful in this video 😍 girl you are rocking your nature hair!

[@Nobody_dw]

So B-negative definitely wrote my immortal and forgot the password, so he can't prove it was really him

[@spookyspoon420]

dude i was enjoying your take on these characters so much and i was getting really excited while you explained them THEN I REMEMBERED THIS ISNT HOW THE CHARACTERS ARE ACTUALLY GONNA BE :(

[@alienmiep4983]

B-Negative be like „this is my emotional support sword“

[@heiressananiah8788]

I haven’t heard an artist put so much thought into their character back stories that weren’t cliche but actually very deep and thoughtful. It was very refreshing!

[@oryyyyx3129]

The drawings are amazing, but I like your setups for these characters even more, it's easy for me to get carried away thinking of the different ways that they could develop and interact over time. I think that's the mark of a great premise.

[@stormfischerr]

ngl I really wanna draw your versions of these characters, you put so much thought and nuance into their personalities and backstories. they actually feel like real people

[@israsaleh]

21:00 "for some reason" 👀

[@KatBlaque]

👀

[@leilabuggie]

kat you made me have a crush on screentime even though he has high incel energy.... the TALENT that requires. and i cant stand you for it. ALSO IM 10000% PROJECTING ONTO TRAILBLAZER

[@clovejubilee5227]

I ship Screentime and B-Negative. Very much. I don't feel like explaining. Just,, *I ship it*

[@fairycat23]

Ships are already sailing? I love it!

[@veanixfire8943]

Omg same

[@Dracosfire14]

Honestly, I got that vibe, too. Very Lestat and Louis

[@clovejubilee5227]

@@Dracosfire14 oml yees

[@benjiecfelix5264]

It would be super cool having them finally get over the negative views women have on them/they have on them to realize that they weren't actually that interested on them in a romantic way, they were just mimicking others. It would be nice if part of their character arch in this kat blaque universe be coming into acceptance of their sexuality!

[@rionaranjosandoval368]

You did such a good job at redesigning these characters! They're all super relatable. Trailblazer's nerdiness and everything about Snowflake from your previous video really resonated a lot with me. As a comic book fan, I can totally assure you I'd be excited to read the Kat Blaque cinematographic universe.

[@Anastasia-fj2xu]

honestly, I would read a comic with these heroes. you really made them sound like real people and gave them flaws I'd absolutely love to watch them overcome

[@princessofstars666]

I would worry about Marvel trying to copyright her. Hopefully if she advertised it as a fancomic then it would be okay.

[@HogandDice]

This is genuinely making me want to see you design your own superheroes from scratch

[@rachelmp2401]

I love these designs because they actually look human like you can tell just by looking at these characters how much personality and inspiration from real people went into them which really seemed to be lacking in the originals also I'm super excited to check out the second art channel

[@fairygoat15]

These seem like such more relatable characters for my generation and I need this in my life

[@morbidkoala8678]

i really love what you did with these designs!! but a red flag kinda went up for me when you said screentime wasn't good at reading social cues/when he DID speak, he was very blunt. those are pretty common neurodivergent traits and it really rubbed me the wrong way that it was part of the reason he was (for lack of a better word lol) an incel or part of those types of communities. in my own experience, i've seen a lot of nerd/scientist characters with obviously neurodivergent traits that cause them to be bad with social interaction, and as a result, start to despise/antagonize women (whether that be part of a serious characterization, or just a running joke). it bothers me to see another character who can't get along with girls because of obviously neurodivergent traits and having a resentment towards them as a result. i'm almost certain this was not your intentions, but it's something to be aware of in the future. love your videos so much - please take care!

[@KatBlaque]

I really appreciate you for sharing that feedback!

[@mivical]

tbh i read this as well but i didnt mind it, as it is something that happens irl (as an autistic person myself who also found comfort in online communities -& has seen people like me find comfort in more toxic communities like kiwifarms, 4chan or reddit). but being aware of this and the pitfalls that can come w it is good! Like having character development in that aspect.

[@morbidkoala8678]

@@mivical my point is less "this never happens in real life" and more "portraying the character this way is harmful" yknow? we've seen this trope so, so often that another character just like it won't be providing anything new or productive, it's just the same stereotype that perpetuates harmful ideas in the minds of neurotypical audiences. if it were one character like this, it wouldn't be a big deal, but when it's so many prominent characters, all following the same trope with the same harmful traits relating back to being neurodivergent, it shapes the way society at large treats nd people, and it also shapes the way nd people will be able to see themselves. again - it's not that nd people can't be toxic, or be a part of these toxic spaces, it's saying that perpetuating the same harmful ideas isn't productive, and can actually cause a lot of problems for how nd people are treated.

[@mivical]

@@morbidkoala8678 thats fair. i think if she worked on subverting the trope it could still work e.g. with a character arc it could be a really cool example of a more complex and multifaceted character in that direction but i totally get where youre coming from and your preference to see something different and less explored rather than this frequently visited stereotype that does influence the way people catogerize and treat us in real life.

[@MxTHRTN]

Im already imagining a story where screentime is somehow disconnected from the internet and loses his absolut shit. Then he gets a phone and has to figure out how to use it first.

[@veronicap8953]

Hey, queen! Girl, you have done it again. Constantly raising the bar for us all, and doing it flawlessly.

[@alisathemushroom9923]

I would like a comic where there is one person that people come to to get their villain/hero outfits made. A true neutral. They do the teens outfits for basically free, just requiring them to do a few chores. The villains pay (if they are adults since they would have a source of income). And the villains are chill with them.

[@ThatAussieVO]

I really love watching artists go through the process of creation, and the way you break it down in your videos is always so clear and insightful. You make deliberate choices and it really stands out~ I think my favourites were the twins and I'm surprised folks thought the original colours were to "villainy", I thought they were great for heroes! I would agree with a few other folks here though about Trailblazer and her size - it's often a body type that gets overlooked and unrepresented, so I think the original had more of the right idea. Thanks for another great vid, Kat!

[@ill_insect]

The team looks like they would be so chaotic together and I love it

[@shelbymachado8712]

I really enjoy your takes and redesigns. Significant improvement. I really like what became of screentime. I'm excited that you've made a side art channel. I look forward to it.

[@kumjumba1377]

Me too. Plus screentime was kinda cute.

[@spegnagmaglorious3590]

"He really does shift between wanting be adored by humans... And wanting to eat them" I feel like I don't really have I add anything

[@shiginope]

the way kat managed to take someone as 2dimensional as a lil boy who can use wifi 24/7 to a guy i can imagine existing irl and i’m not even done the video,,,

[@nahuelgioia4177]

I bet that your version of Screentime would also be really pushy about trying to replicate and improve on any weapons Trailblazer is able to put out of her magic backpack, probably failing most of the time due to the difficulties presented by their magical nature. Hell, I'd imagine he would also probably try to get all the members to let him do upgrades on their stuff. It would make for an interest dynamic of him genuinely wanting his team to be as well equipped as they could be, but getting on everyone's nerves over feeling the entitlement to dictate what they should all do, which could make them eventually forbidding him from doing so. Specially since it might feel like he's doing this to compensate over his own lack of combat oriented powers. This would also bring on great interactions whenever they meet another hero from outside the team. Maybe they feel like they're being reckless in not letting their tech guy help them the way he's meant to, or maybe they could tell them to flat out remove ST from the team before he causes them to disband.

[@WarmEggz]

Finally early to one of your videos! I love your interpretation of these characters they just look so much more interesting. As zoomer myself it’s really good to see that the older generations don’t just think we are kids who will like anything with bright colors. I honestly hope the creator of the original characters made them as as some kinda ironic joke and not meant to be taken seriously.

[@SourEggz]

You telling me Screen Time just sUrFs 🏄‍♀️ the wEb BrA!!? Also, so I wonder if Screen Time’s story will be him overcoming his misogyny and understanding rhetoric? Also, my dude, Trailblazer got me in the feels because I know many First Nations foster children and their mistreatment in that system. I think that it would be interesting if she was Canadian because Aboriginals make up almost half the population of children in foster care and there isn’t a lot of First Nation girls represented in American media that reflects the issues many First Nations people face, such as residential school, and the soft genocide that the Canadian government has done opposed to the outright genocide of many of the American First Nations. I say this because I have a friend that said he rarely sees Cree or First Nations representation in popular media (he is Métis and had been raised on a reserve). Anyways, love the stories! My gawd! You gotta write and illustrate a comic or something girl... Also, I can see Trail Blazer as the leader.

[@daniel-ht4gu]

ive been loooving these art videos. these characters are so compelling, i seriously think you could do writing for comics or character development on the side lol

[@Gahanun]

Oh my god, I would love to see a series about Screentime the way you've re-imagined his story. His family, his motivations, just wow.

[@lavitorroja2632]

I genuinely love your designs! I imagine that B-Negative eventually starts trusting and befriending the rest of the group and gets his own suit.

[@skeletshoo]

They may all be nerds, but they're all cool in their own ways and have a lot of potential in terms of internal growth. And I can't really explain it, but you really managed to get the Gen Z vibe for each of them. I think it's because I feel like I have seen memes that would correspond to each of them. The more I think about it, the more I can imagine stuff like what social media they would use or what kind of content they'd follow. I'm not sure why, but I guess it's a testament that they're realistic characters, in the meaning that you could tell me they exist and I'd believe it.

[@Teddy-hp9zy]

The matrix vibes on Screentime are impeccable!! This whole redesign series is super inspiring- makes me want to try my hand at some redesigns of characters!

[@TPSMB]

PUH-LEEEAASSEE WRITE THIS STORY, PPPPUUHH-LEEEEEEEAASSSEE WRITE THIS STORY, PLEEEEEAASSEEE

[@TPSMB]

your art and ugh, your MIND 🥵🥵

[@TheEpicGene15]

i agree i need this in my life kat T-T im not a comic or webtoon nerd but with these redesigns i may have just converted

[@syluno]

i personally do NOT support cape removal. 2020 is the year of the cape, i will not allow current events to overshadow the cape revolution #acceptcapesofallshapes

[@CryptidValentine]

Kat seeing a new character: so this character is a massive nerd

[@KatBlaque]

Hahaha you guys are dragging me lol

[@alexisd5274]

omg i was so excited for this video! i love all of your designs for them, and i really appreciate how you aren't approaching them with a purely negative mindset. your descriptions of all of them Really make me want to read what your version would be. even as you were just describing the characters i can imagine who would clash and who would get along and how the story of them having to learn to work together would pan out. love it

[@KatBlaque]

I like to imagine that they all just kinda came together and while they all kinda clash with each other, it just kinda makes sense, ya know?

[@kaylen6492]

I'm not plus size and so maybe this doesn't count, but I think your design flatters her much more than the original one. She looks confident and beautiful. The other one was a random pink sweatshirt with clashing colors.

[@davidd.6039]

I thought you were going to be drawing the cats from the children’s book series smh. Still loved the video tho

[@SirThinks2Much]

Your Screentime's powers kind of remind me of Forge's from X-men (his mutant power is he can invent...stuff?), but much better explained. I love that your B-Negative is like a non-Gary Stu Lestat. Every new aspect of his character you mentioned made me cackle, he sounds like an absolute delight and I love him. Also your eyeshadow in this is

[@zarinasultana4393]

I also Love whenever you place dots for the little details, whether it is the scruff on the beard, or in the eyelashes.