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Commander Kappa (Open Comms) @commanderkappa.bsky.social · 11d

This might be a bit ambitious but I'm holding my own Touhou Popularity Poll! This works like the official ones and I wanna see what Touhou characters you all like the most! Think of it like... a Survey Program. Anywho, have fun voting and share it around if you want!

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Reimu and Marisa reminiscing on all the characters they've met from EoSD to PoFV in SSiB

Commander Kappa (Open Comms)

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I'm not even that big of a retro shooter guy but Captain Wayne is so much fun

November 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM

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Poppy! (COMM SLOTS 3/5)

@seabunnypoppy.bsky.social

what's that, boy? poppy's "birthDAY" is in "six DAYS"?????????

man, i sure hope no one draws anyone from his assortment of colourful, quirky yet lovable OCs..... that'd be kinda scary.......

On the left is key art of Poppy running along with a nonchalant expression, holding a bag of plant fertilizer under her right sleeve. Behind her, her vine prosthetics are multitasking away; carrying a schoolbag, a watering can, a potted poppy flower, and a steaming cup of coffee. The trophy-like stand beneath her depicts a photo of a poppy field. On the right is a character bio that reads as follows:

Poppy Wedner
Downsgale's Gardenin' Angel

In a quaint Scottish town called Downsgale, a spritely young girl rushes to and fro with an ever expanding to-do list of volunteer jobs and fights with petty classmates - that’s Poppy! A birth defect left her with only partial arms, so she uses a new strain of prosthetics conceived by her biochemist parents; leafy vines to wrap around things, like an octopus.

Stubborn, impulsive, and endlessly curious, Poppy refuses to let her disabilities gatekeep her from a fun and fulfilling life. She’s “one of the boys” in a way, with a love for dirty work and a good schoolyard tussle every now and then. She takes on a lot of work and holds herself to a very high standard, and gets in quite a state when she just can’t physically do something; even holding a pencil is a challenge for her. Her methods of letting off steam (putting bullies in their place) has earned her as many enemies as she has friends, but she couldn’t care less. She wouldn’t want to be friends with pricks like them anyway!

On the left is key art of Olive looking clever and determined. She has one leg stretched out, her body hunched over, one hand on her hip, and the other adjusting her glasses. Behind her is another shot of Olive bathed in a deep blue hue, wearing a one-piece swimsuit. Her body's arched back as she stretches her arms up above her head, presumably about to dive into unseen waters. The trophy-like stand beneath her depicts the tiles at the bottom of a pool, with the sunlight rippling over them. On the right is a character bio that reads as follows:

Olive Fonseca
Maiden of the Freeing Waves
Where Poppy goes, odds are her partner in crime Olive will follow. Olive is our everyman, a respectful and gentle sort with no extraordinary quirks or gimmicks. Having been ostracized and bullied for much of her life, she’s still a bit of a wet noodle and getting used to this whole “best friends” thing, but she’s grown considerably since her encounter with Poppy made them an inseperable duo.

Olive’s more likely to break up a fight than get in one, being the big sis to two rowdy brothers back home, but she’s not without some physical prowess of her own; she’s one of the few people that can keep up with Poppy as they wreak havoc on the rooftops together, and anyone who’s seen her at the pool will tell you she’s like a dolphin. The blue waters are like a second to her, and have been since childhood. She’d love to be a swim coach someday and introduce that world to kids and adults alike... and Poppy’s her personal Summer project!

On the left is key art of Suddz enthusiastically putting on a show of soap bubbles. She is in mid-air, one armed raised in a swooshing motion. Surrounding her are large bubbles that resemble a rabbit, a four-leaf clover, a dolphin, and the "it's a giraffe!" elephant from the Spongebob episode Bubble Stand. The trophy-like stand beneath her depicts black and yellow checkerboard tiles. On the right is a character bio that reads as follows:

Suddz!
Scrimblo Bimblo Sea Bunny

"Suddoridia Joronius Parvi XIV", the protagonist of a platformer from the mid-90s, couldn't care less about her "prim and proper" duties as the Sea Slug Kingdom princess. The real fun of her day comes from leaving the castle, actually befriending her subjects, and using her special ability - lathering up soap bubbles from her body - to put on shows for them. She's a performance artist at heart! The royal family and maids mistake this for laziness and stupidity, but she's far more aware, sympathetic and clever than she looks.

In her game, a putrid sludge of manmade pollution threatening the sea's natural beauty - infecting its inhabitants and turning them violent - gives Suddz the perfect chance to prove herself. She can blow bubbles to trap things, make platforms, and hitch a ride through the air as she saves her friends in the neighbouring kingdoms, some of whom help her back as powerups. Her sophisticated gameplay saw great praise at the time, and even a small fanbase in recent years that still years for a sequel. Or ANYTHING but more merch, really.

November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM

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Commander Kappa (Open Comms)

@commanderkappa.bsky.social

I talk about Kubinashi Recollection so much because it showed me just how personal a story, no less a derivative work could get. This line always makes me cry because I asked the same thing to myself for years. I felt represented through Sekibanki in a way I never felt before.

Sekibanki sitting under the moonlight saying "I wonder what it's like not being alone."

November 11, 2024 at 1:33 AM

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[c]

@cness4290.bsky.social

i shipped my first game today, and it only took 4 years.

thank you to all who made it possible. it truly is a showcase of some of the finest work i've seen from my team.
go buy it today! you won't be disappointed. just make sure you turn the volume all the way up.

CAPTAIN WAYNE ⚓️ OUT NOW!!! @ciaran-games.bsky.social · 11h

CAPTAIN WAYNE IS AVAILABLE NOW!!!

💰 $9.99 + 10% Launch Discount!

-8 Expansive locales
-Endless fun in Riptide Rampage
-Fully hand drawn cutscenes
-GREAT on Steamdeck

Time to set sail!

captain-wayne.com

November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM

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Steve ‘Stevesie’ Gregson

@roboticsteve.bsky.social

Kirby Air Riders can now use the mighty SABER STAR! Go get it! 🖤

November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM

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emby 🦑 @ sh🍤p open 😋

@mcsquiddies.serball.net

sonic and reimu. literally just doing whatever to get out of art block teehee #sonic #東方Project

sonic the hedgehog and reimu hakurei from touhou project doing a cool ass pose together

November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM

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Super Mario Wiki

@mariowiki.com

Fun fax: Longtime Nintendo artist Masanori Sato (who did the character and promotional artwork for the first two Mario & Luigi, among other things) is also the creator of Mega Man 2's Metal Man!

Screencap of an 2024 interview with Sato. Relevant text:

Sato: The games I was into when I was in college were Super Mario Bros. 3 and Final Fantasy. I remember when I was in high school, an illustration I drew was used as the boss character of Mega Man 2. The character was called "Metal Man.

Oozu: What? You told us about it so casually, but isn't that a great story? ？？？？

Sato: At the time, we were looking for boss characters for Mega Man from the general public. One of the several chosen was "Metal Man," which I submitted. But when I told people about it, they didn't really take to it. LOL!

November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Commander Kappa (Open Comms)

@commanderkappa.bsky.social

Wine
Vodka
Boobs

Yeah somehow I doubt that lol

Uncle pablo from Miami @pablostjohn.bsky.social · 1d

the first 3 words you see will define your 2026 😭

Money
New car
Pussy

November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM

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Out of Context Simpsons Couch Gags

@ooccouchgags.bsky.social

November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM

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stupjam

@stupjam.bsky.social

switch editions over the generations

mockup boxes of switch 1, 2, 3, 4 versions of breath of the wild

November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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Sir Hoopsalot \longing for snow/

@sirhoopsalot.bsky.social

drink her chemicals.
#umamusume #hoopsart

November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM

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Super Mario 64 DS Hidden Stars

@sm64dsstars.bsky.social

Li'l Penguin Lost in the Divorce

November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM

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Cherry / Callie! | Battle Chariot Enthusiast

@cherriicola.bsky.social

sinister baby of unfathomable violence

Marx wearing the Eggshell hat in Kirby Air Riders.

Marx wearing the Eggshell hat in Kirby Air Riders. He is mid-blink, making him appear to have angry eyes.

November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM

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Shima 💗

@shimanoctua.bsky.social

And praying bsky doesn't chop this into a thousand pieces - all the followers contained in the pack! Including a selection from @rubato.world! Balls, planet bits, ramcar, frog... eat up
#RingRacers

November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM

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ANTONBLAST💥

@summitsphere.com

ATTENTION PUNKS: Thanks to your help, the GameMaker Awards have selected ANTONBLAST as a nominee for BEST GAME 2025.

Be sure to cast your vote for us in the final round today. 💥

GameMaker @gamemaker.io · 12h

That was tough, now the choice is yours!
Voting for the GameMaker Award 2025 is now open 🎉
🔗 opr.as/GMA25-Vote

"GameMaker Awards 2025 Vote for your winners"
On the left is a plinth with a GameMaker trophy on a blue background

November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM

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Commander Kappa (Open Comms)

@commanderkappa.bsky.social

Made a colored drawing of Jevilpiece. Not sure how I feel about the colors for the outfit tbh. Probably gonna change those at some point.

Jevilpiece, a fusion of Clownpiece from Touhou and Jevil from Deltarune

November 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM

Commander Kappa (Open Comms)

@commanderkappa.bsky.social

Star Warriors are preparing
Please wait warmly

#touhou #kirby #sketch

A group of Kirbys dressed as Touhou characters Reimu, Marisa, Sakuya, Youmu and Sanae

November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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Quick Nerd

@quicknerd.bsky.social

doopit appears!

November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM

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APY216 ( captain-wayne.com )

@apy216.bsky.social

CAPTAIN WAYNE - VACATION DESPERATION IS OFFICIALLY OUT AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE RIGHT NOW!!!!

PLAY MY FREAKING THING AND HAVE FUN!!!

captain-wayne.com

#Captainwayne