Making Up MY OWN Hero Character for the Mutant Universe! Meet "Pumpkin Head" the Rabbit Guide

[@aceofclay]

What do you guys think of Pumpkin Head?? Do you want to see the other Guides? Let me know! Only one more week to grab your mutant merch here!: bit.ly/3wpIKrD

[@Kimberly-ft9vf]

Love him

[@GaryCandyPrince]

your comment: *58 minutes ago* the video: *48 seconds ago*

[@raccoonnewsreporter5567]

Bootiful

[@ducksareducks]

You should make a hollow knight character

[@CharlieConspiracy]

more guides pls

[@Shry99]

Mutant idea. “The deceiver” pretends to be a guide. Maybe with a serpent mask

[@camerondon3712]

I love that idea and it would fit this universe so well.

[@greyjustgrey2423]

I think a fox or wolf posing as a sheep would be a better choice

[@APerson-bq7nn]

Or maybe a mask resembling that of a moth that has those eye markings? Although, a play on the wolf in sheep's clothing trope might be cool. Maybe a cute mask of a dog, to signify loyalty and playfulness, but its slightly askew to reveal the eerily realistic head of a ram. However, there's also the factor of The Red Lady. She has a serpent like body, and wears a pretty mask over her deformed face. She might already play the part of the false guide in this universe, looking at the similarities. I think it would also fit her character, but that's just me.

[@BlackoutArtz]

Ooooo I love these ideas

[@MothCreature13]

@@APerson-bq7nn ooh yeah I love that

[@iwistudio7337]

Pumpkin head: “it ain’t much but it’s honestly work”

[@sarahvanrooyen7280]

Lol

[@bizzarobomb8570]

we need books on this universe or even games about this universe!

[@alanayoung5127]

Yes

[@hhowdy]

Hell YEAH

[@hhowdy]

That is a book I would actually read😂

[@rylandroberts890]

I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING

[@lordofmusic4207]

If I can get permission I will write a book about it

[@sleepyslugg804]

Idea for guide: An ox guide. Hear me out, the ox guide used to be a single mother of 2 who’s husband had cheated on her. She never was seen as “evil” or anything of the sorts by others, never even had anything bad to say about her husband. Loved her kids to pieces and adored them, until the entity came and since she was such a good person she was turned into the ox guide, while her children stayed normal. The ox guide protected her children as much as possible until a mutant (specifically the nanny) took them away from her. She was destroyed, but could show no emotion, the only thing she could do was hum her youngest child’s favorite lullaby. This lullaby is said from witnesses to be the most relaxing thing they’ve ever heard and even in a situation where they could have died, they felt comfort in her. What comes with being the ox guide is strength, which is something she really embodied even as a human because of having the strength of divorcing her husband and gaining full custody of her kids and being able to grieve with all of that. The ox guide is not strong in the sense you may think, her lullaby though not to humans, is almost like a tranquilizer to mutants, she’s able to have the mutants on the ground almost in a paralyzing way. She comes to help people, children, adults, people with a child like spirit, or people that remind her of her lost children the most frequently, but still helps all types of the remaining people and gives off almost a motherly vibe along with the normal feeling of warmth and calmness. Lemme know what you think of her!! Couldn’t come up with a name though

[@Catatonica]

i bet she would be a round, chubby, and short but could suplex a monster twice her size and she would have texas accent and after saving someone she would be like "are you alright sugar?"

[@claireclickplsitsurbestfre4593]

Her name could be bella?

[@sleepyslugg804]

@@Catatonica no fr tho, I can see that so well lmao

[@sleepyslugg804]

@@claireclickplsitsurbestfre4593 I think that would fit her well!! The other person giving her a bit of a loving southern mom type, I feel the name Bella would fit well :))

[@procellae6572]

I think the paralysis kind of gets rid of the point of the anti-mutants but maybe if she stunned them, preventing an attack for a little while (most effective on the nanny which will prevent two future attacks on children and one future attack for adults)?

[@bizzarobomb8570]

So cool that your getting into heroes of this universe

[@minioncat5222]

agreed! i hope he gets into the victims or “main character” type characters too. or a character who the world revolves around, like a group of children

[@junkyauto274]

same

[@mirio_togatapower6301]

FACTS!!!

[@lolzee3747]

Next thing you know its gonna be an actual *game*

[@moonwing93]

@@lolzee3747 omg yes please !!!

[@DarthCheese]

I can't wait for when the Entity finally gets sculpted.

[@sarahvanrooyen7280]

Me nether

[@csheldon76]

Me to

[@GradientOfUnpleasentness]

Me to

[@Shry99]

I feel like “the entity” is getting eviler and eviler the more we learn about it

[@TheDeviousOnes972]

Why do I get Dbd vibes?

[@jacobnoelle8428]

@@TheDeviousOnes972 both act similar. They both mold people into monster it controls.

[@TheDeviousOnes972]

@@jacobnoelle8428 Mhm

[@TheDeviousOnes972]

They also both have there own realms

[@Valfara770]

@@TheDeviousOnes972 Just what I wanted to say since I think of Dead by Daylight every time somebody says "Entity" :D

[@doubleslashkarma]

Lore Tidbit Timestamps :) What Are Guides?: 4:07 Backstory: 5:43 Abilties: 9:10 Guides Pt. 2: 13:17 Guides Pt. 3: 15:49 Guides Pt. 4: 17:27

[@Donkeh245]

I feel like he could turn into a tiny white bunny with little black markings, and he can like guide you to safety 😅

[@edimusprime]

That's brilliant actually. Like i can picture it

[@Everything.Trevor]

Yeah

[@Donkeh245]

@@edimusprime thank you

[@Everything.Trevor]

@Eye. Flow yeah

[@yedtyedt3464]

I like it or maybe like a pet rabbit good thinking

[@coopermay4725]

i feel like these would be really good characters for an animated tv show. not to mention the world building is great

[@aBbY-im4uo]

It look so good!!! Character idea: “the puppeteer” he is tall basically just skin and bone he has button eyes and a ear to ear grin with mouth sewed shut ( idea from someone else on a different comment I did) and he takes kids/ people he finds wandering around or homeless and he strings three through the neck,arms,and legs and he will make dance/ be his puppets until he finds a new victim and he feeds off of their pain/fear. And when he is done with the people he has already made his puppets he hangs them from the walls and ceilings

[@mkay.morgan7814]

Thats such a good one wtf

[@wokenlunatic2849]

Hey did you stole my idea (because The Farmer clay I made up a story about The Puppeteer only different I said that his hands are the cross that control puppets and the strains are his veins coming down his fingernails like snakes and make the kids kill each other)

[@sivanhedoesstuff]

@@wokenlunatic2849 They may not have known. Besides, this probably isn't a completely original idea in the first place.

[@cathyechevarria5551]

𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝙳𝚒𝚍 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚎.

[@retosius7962]

I only have one comment @aBby punctuation. other than that, interesting.

[@JayJay-wg4bt]

Pumpkinhead's name reminds me of turnip head from Howl's moving Castle.

[@aries_fire2727]

It’s nice to finally get a protagonist character in this really cool universe of yours! I love how simple yet still sort of creepy Pumpkin Head’s overall appearance. I also like how upon first hearing it you wouldn’t think his name makes any sense at all. I hope the other guides are like that too. 💞

[@focusfailing2831]

But he isnt a protagonist the man already said that.

[@jacobnoelle8428]

@@focusfailing2831 the guides are more like mentors then heros

[@jacobnoelle8428]

@Aries-Fire It would be cool if the guides names are one of their last link to their life before the entity try to corrupt them

[@Catinthecosmos155]

You should make a child character, they are brushed off as Imaginary friends when a kid talks about them but they are not imaginary. I would suggest a set of twins? They could work for one of the other mutants like a messed up family of sorts lol

[@scribblesketch]

This is a cool idea! I had the idea of the neighbours kid who kids can see through there neighbours widows and if they don't convince there parents to move in 4 months he turns them into stuffed toys to play with

[@Catinthecosmos155]

@@scribblesketch that sounds like a pretty cool idea too lol, I hope he sees my comment or something because I think this would be cool to see

[@Catinthecosmos155]

@Johnny Farmer lol

[@reesepuffsboi8750]

I knew there had to have been like a protagonist/hero to your story and he does look like that haven’t finished the video yet but I can tell it’s outstanding already

[@smithsoniansmith2433]

Me to!!!!!!!!!!

[@mei_thebear7051]

Once I saw the character and red the title, I felt like he'd be more of a guide then a protagonist. If the ace were to protagonist(s) of this series(which he might), it'll probably be a group of teens (13 -16) and their main goal would be to defeat *the entity*

[@summerholt112]

I personally love it! You don’t have to “look good” to be a good guy! This one looks so awesome and fits in the universe well.

[@peckenstein]

Idea: A mutant that became a guide during a mishap with a guide during a rescue attempt. The two ended up switching roles and are forever linked. The new guide has intimate knowledge of the mutant world having been one himself. However the new mutant has special abilities to evade the new guide and other guides because he understands their methods so well. So two characters to make!!

[@jacobnoelle8428]

Dog and wolf?

[@gnidesmorrkcab9477]

Sheep and Fox?

[@nightlyumbreon8462]

What about a dove and a crow?

[@CosmicDragonMastsrChief]

I think a Wolf and Sheep because of the saying a Wolf in Sheep’s clothing.

[@sarahvanrooyen7280]

That would be awesome

[@nathanpolilla8767]

Knowing there is someone out there who might be able to help you in this universe really makes me feel safer already.

[@orangeskull6401]

Can we see an unmasked version? Thanks for reading this!

[@Prehistoricrat6969]

I was thinking the same thing i really hope we get it

[@APerson-bq7nn]

That would be an interesting concept, but I'm honestly not sure it could exist. I personally headcanon that when someone becomes a guide, they sacrifice their humanity to become a higher being. I don't really think he has a human face to be honest. Maybe all the guides have faces similar to mutants, and they wear the masks to set themselves apart. However, because guides are also sort of "holy" beings, maybe their faces are like certain mythology where if you gaze upon them you will die, or even similar to biblically accurate angels. Of course, these are just my own ideas and headcanons for the series, there is no confirmation of any of my theories to be true, but I figured it might be nice to share fan theories.

[@sarahvanrooyen7280]

I hope

[@null_lightning]

You need to make Dioramas of events in this Universe, that’ll be sick

[@edimusprime]

You shouldn't call these "little nightmares inspired". at this point this is YOURS! You made this and all your other mutants. You should take full credit. These are the "Ace of Clay mutants"!

[@mg-oe3qr]

Being inspired by something isn’t bad though haha

[@edimusprime]

@@mg-oe3qr Never said it was. I'm saying at this point Ace should take full credit for his creations

[@itzaidenboii4676]

They are in the little nightmares universe

[@mg-oe3qr]

@@edimusprime well I just meant that it’s never a bad thing to shout out where you got your inspiration from

[@conorking6595]

I agree

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

I like that although it is a positive character, he is still somewhat creepy. While they're not evil, the story behind guides is also quite sad.

[@TheTaylorwailer]

This is a cool idea! We were all here for your skills and just evil/dark characters on their own but now a whole other side of things is being revealed. I love that they’re guides!

[@thatvegancreature6547]

I whish that he made this sculpture earlier, I've had so many nightmares about the seamstress.

[@fernarose9842]

i just love the idea of him helping people from the farmer

[@scribblesketch]

Omg ye. Where like the same but ones evil and one's not. They are both fast They are/were both farmers And there very powerfull

[@scribblesketch]

@Dakota Faricelli No because the farmer were made by the mother and pumkin head were originally human.

[@jackcollinson4931]

its so great seeing how this series has progressed. I love seeing this story evolve through your sculptures and I never want it to end. This is probably my favourite one yet, please do another guide next !

[@koriebarnett7506]

Such a talented artist!! Literally my idol. Um working in polymer clay myself and I suck so his tips help alot!!♥️

[@aceofclay]

😭 thank u so much!! Have you checked out my sculpting fb group? It’s called snakes of Clay. Consider this a personal invite haha

[@koriebarnett7506]

OMG thank u so much!!! I headed over right now. I'm literally crying😭!!

[@giaanjohnstone6373]

It’s like pumpkin head shows mostly at farmer range and protects you from farmer bring you to his rabbit hole then sending you off again

[@Riny-dr3vf]

He’s actually cute ✨

[@sarahvanrooyen7280]

Yep

[@MellowJelly]

This is soooooo cute! The design is so appealing and friendly but still retains the creepy style. Your design reminds me of "Battered Bunnies" which is a drawing by Vonnart. I think you would find inspiration in his art if you haven't seen it already! His other character "Fall Bringer" is really cute too

[@missyb5255]

Can't wait to see the hero's story ... Love these

[@sadfroggychair6897]

My dad has been calling me pumpkin head since I was 5 so this is incredibly cool to me

[@Ben-fl3xk]

Idea for mutant: the shapeshifter who can onvert himself into the heroes so you never know who you can trust!

[@raccoonnewsreporter5567]

You- Your sculptures are so amazing- H o w

[@clairem7304]

I wasn't ready for this. It never even crossed my mind to have good guys! This series just keeps getting better and better and you never know what's coming next, I love it! Can't wait for the next surprise.

[@theasianartist5107]

Imagine if little nightmares 3 has your characters in it

[@EmergencyCollective]

If so I would be so mad. Like Ace spent so long on these and if they were taken for a mainstream game I would be annoyed. Ace should turn this into a book series.

[@_.canned._]

@@EmergencyCollective he honestly could be able to get a game designing team to make a game out of it, giving him the credit for character designs and story of course

[@EmergencyCollective]

@@_.canned._ I agree.

[@_.canned._]

@@EmergencyCollective or a animation or comic would be hella cool too, i mean comics fall into the book catagory so ya :]

[@BETAmosquito]

I want this so much. As long as they compensate him of course

[@Spongeybee3]

I like the thought of the “guides”. And are not effected by the signal tower because they are pure hearted. Story is very creative and love the design!

[@tiffanygratts3087]

Maybe you can make the character that we play as and tell a story of all the times the character escaped their grasp or slayed them.

[@Catinthecosmos155]

This might be my favorite one so far, I’m a sucker for old looking animal masks

[@CharlieConspiracy]

AMAZING i never even though of playing as one of those big guys like the chef i though of only kids being main charcter this is really cool.

[@wendifox6168]

I like him and the story, its fun to see everything build and weave together...

[@Xizilqou]

Neat. Although if there are good characters in this universe, wouldn't it make characters like The Chef neutral?

[@aceofclay]

Thanks! The chef doesn’t care about your well being and has trouble thinking for himself. He would still kill you under the right circumstances.

[@Xizilqou]

@@aceofclay Okay, thanks for clearing that up

[@CinematicInsanity]

@@Xizilqou yeah think of Chef as kinda wild dog like. He means well to those he cooks for, wanting to do his guests proud.

[@madhattey]

Bruh the more I learn about this the more it feels like it's own indie horror game! This is so interesting everytime I see a new video.

[@hhowdy]

This one is slick boi, and I got ur shirt I LOVE IT :D

[@aceofclay]

Ah thank you so much for the support!!

[@hhowdy]

@@aceofclay i’m wearing it right now😂

[@hhowdy]

@@aceofclay just a thought next video you could make pumpkin heads evil twin brother that actually has a pumpkin head

[@NandA-yu3zn]

I'm just loving how the universe is turning out, with the different monsters and now there are heroes! It's so cool and I adore this series so much

[@35corey]

Thank you for the change up! Love the concept.

[@dcurbis]

Such a simple and effective design. Communicating the motif and the animal character as well as giving that sense of calm that exists within the character. Great job as usual man.

[@moda78z]

You’re at your absolute best when you get to use your own imagination, without a doubt! Another amazing creation 😍. I love him!

[@Asenagami44]

I would love to see a female hound Guide- She has the trait of strength-

[@Lynky01]

I made a guide that’s the exact same, but he wears a tiger mask. His name is Nicholas :D

[@claireclickplsitsurbestfre4593]

Or smell

[@chadparker1283]

I love your art. It's amazing. I cane wait for Friday's just because i enjoy your characters. Thanks ACE

[@the_real_boogeyman]

Bruh Pumpkin Head low-key is as skinny as me, welcome to the spaghetti man club, my friend Edit: all jokes aside, this is probably my favorite mutant sculpture so far

[@claireclickplsitsurbestfre4593]

YES,SPAGHETTI MAN CLUB BRO!!!!

[@firedragon3dc14]

I'm getting massive hollow knight vibes and I am not complaining. Love it.

[@jesteringdragons]

He's so unbelievably cute! I can't wait to see more of them!

[@polythenepam3236]

He’s awesome the mask is everything I’d love to see u sculpt a zombie unicorn 🧟‍♂️🦄

[@saucentric]

I love him! It's really interesting to have them associated with an animal. I'd love to see some non-traditional figures, maybe a guide associated with like a moth but instead of camouflaging for birds they camouflage for specific mutants?

[@tildap1044]

This looks so cool! I respect how long you take making these sculptures for viewers! I love this whole series and like how much detail and thoughts you put into these characters!

[@cherryfairy1659]

Pumpkin head is so cute and I love his story. Also I love the concept of guides that protect humans and try to put balance in a world full of monsters and mutant, guides that were once normal human beings themselves, who were once a neighbor, a friend, a loving parent, a sibling, a sweet old person or a simple child. I can't wait to learn more and see how this universe turns out

[@tomthecooldude4832]

It looks fantastic! Good job!

[@aleneajacklyn7348]

Pumpkin Head is so cool! I’m so excited to see more guides!

[@stevencardona4559]

LOVE the guide idea!

[@dreamytoast]

you should definitely make a small child hero as well! like your own protagonist that has the same vibe as six and mono

[@Solido2K]

I never thought that I’ll enjoy watching sculpting vids this much, but this guy is so likeable. Subscribed and looking forward for more vids! Would be super cool to see something from anime characters? Like Dragon ball, or Marvel characters?

[@Super___Nova_83]

This universe if yours just has such great comic potential! Being an artist and a writer I can't help but think of stories and characters all the time and thinking of all the possible story/comic ideas for these characters is sooo fun

[@amandahodson2712]

Could u do a dragon themed mutant :0 I absolutely love dragons lol, who else in chat wants to see this happen?

[@sarahvanrooyen7280]

I hope there is a dragon type thing in the realms

[@tosteson1]

Can I just say, this universe you're creating is totally rad!

[@awkwardsoul12]

If this was turned into a game, count me in and I will pay full price for it

[@jfaceless2728]

They should make your characters in a game it’d be so cool

[@lycuadero4790]

For the finale you should sculpt the "Entity".

[@InkwellCat]

good guys could be painted with warmer and brighter tones making them seem more friendly and welcoming, fitting for a guide.

[@declanbamforth234]

"Now this is a story, of a young man named Ed! Left his son for a moment. Return found him dead!" - 'pumpkin head' by Misfits

[@idkwhattomakemyname848]

Such a cool character design and story. I couldn’t resist sketching this guy!

[@transfern7]

I like to think that for the lore music of this video ace searched “not scary music” lol love the vid

[@alisongriffin337]

This has to be one of my favourite characters, would love to see other guides. I’m not a sculptor but I absolutely love watching your videos and really appreciate your craftsmanship. Xx

[@virpiluukka3848]

So the guides are like the saviers from little mis fortune & frambow?

[@mcdonaldsadmincourtney]

*saviours *fran bow (sorry it was kinda annoying me)

[@virpiluukka3848]

Thanks for correcting me.

[@fenjablack6947]

Pumpkin Head is one of my favourite characters

[@darrengart2848]

I know you’ll probs never see this comment but imagine a mutant that was solely created by the entity to kill and hunt down the guides like the stalker for example I know u want see this but I thought it sounds pretty cool 😬😂

[@agnescopperfield9677]

It does sound cool :o

[@PrincessPheonix06]

And they'd be called the hunter

[@Gingerbred_Hed]

Im tellin you, you should totally make a claymation series with these characters! I would watch it over and over again!

[@aratinatophat1072]

I love him! I wanna give him a hug :)

[@joshiditesservellonacles7819]

Honestly. It's super cool, and it turned out great! I absolutely love the concept of there being heroes in this world that essentially rescue people and fend off the bad guys and the way a person becomes one seems pretty cool: very simple yet cool

[@rolliesqually5313]

Thank you. Your hoodies are super nice and comfortable. Also the characters fit on the hoodie perfectly.

[@WantedCriminalProductions]

Honestly this series is amazing and honestly we need a timeline like if you could just sit down and explain the lore and time like- I will fully start taking notes on the lore.

[@dragonalchemist9677]

It is cool that your expanding the universe. Where there is darkness there must be light; can’t wait to see what other guides you come up with.

[@PrincessHeathaB]

I love him so much! Absolutely my fave of the series so far.

[@chrismuramatsu6600]

Love this equally creepy good guy that you have added to the family. I have also bought a mug. I love the characters, the way they are laid out and the spooky colors against the black mug.

[@DarkMatters96]

A fascinating concept & an awesome sculpture, Anthony. Came here to say a great thank you for your art videos. I often do guilt tripping because of my daily procrastination on youtube, but yesterday I decided to sculpt a bit and couldn't be pleased more when I noticed I've actually learnt a HUGE lot from you, just watching and watching. Your sculpting tips and tricks really brought my skills to the next level, which I'm so happy about. THANK YOU!

[@Isaachere806]

i love this series not only for the characters but also he make such good stories

[@Nina_V]

The music was on point!!! I could actually feel safety coming with this character 😊 I like it, thank you!!

[@seijunsora]

I love the new direction we're going in your universe with adding the Guides! I had fun learning about Pumpkin Head and watching you paint him. You're doing great and I can't wait to see the next Guide you make!

[@hexx3dd]

Honestly these characters need a game or a book or animated series or something they are toooo cooooolll love the whole series!

[@mattfletchall5550]

Man, the whole sculpture is awesome bit I can't get over the dudes ears. They are (for some reason) really cool. 👌

[@justsomeimbecile3500]

I would love to see a video game with these characters and storyline.

[@haley_cope0261]

This "Mutant Universe" needs to be a game, it sounds dope! Keep up the good work!

[@TheDoomertron]

I sooo love the rabbit!! So adorable and you are right to make some good people through your mutant universe. I imagine the next guide should be a Shopkeeper, shaped like a Squirrel, trading some bad things you collect through the universe for good stuffs.

[@brightlight6662]

This whole mutant universe thing you do is amazing and sounds almost like a show

[@claressadubs]

I love that he's so spooky and friendly at the same time!

[@sofiaaisa9349]

Love the cracked bunny mask feature of this guy. Would love if u started talking about design choices, stances, and color choices u made and why thatd be super cool

[@markuswithak5084]

I really enjoy this 'sculpted nightmares' series. All of them are so full of creativity and style Pumpkin Head and The Lady In Red are my favorites of season 2 so far...I think I have a thing for masks

[@lLOVESUPERNATURAL]

He is adorable! You should make all of them with that mask, just different cracked areas, and ears. I think that that would be really cool!

[@lLOVESUPERNATURAL]

(All the guides)

[@excaliburturkey8208]

Major props for the amazing world you are building and your skill and dedication to bring it to life. What you are doing is a dream for many.