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Published: 2006-09-29 02:55:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 46480; Favourites: 619; Downloads: 180
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Description The gutter fish is a creature that lives primarily in the sewers, surfacing only on dark, humid nights. It lives mainly as a scavenger, picking up whatever carcasses it can find and maybe making its own from smaller weaker species. It gets its name from the fact that it eats its food from the inside out by gutting it first with its knife. When it comes out of the sewer, it typically heads to dumpsters and garbage cans in search of unwanted meats. It is easily scared by any living thing larger than half its size. Gutter fish cannot swim and cannot make any sort of decent conversation.

Well, I tried not to make the fellow too creepy. He could have been one of those murderous monsters that gut pedestrians alive and suck out their intestines, but that seemed a bit more than necessary and it would not bode well for him as he would become a top priority for the city to deal with. Yes, he would be dead within the week. So it seemed more reasonable to make him into this.

I gave the fellow red eyes. Yeesh, more red eyes. Gutter fish has them, Kick the Bucket boy has them, and even the Valley Bandit has them (and similarly at night, too). Well...I'm not getting anywhere with this. The rain was done in Fireworks. Took a while, too - I was drawing at way too high a resolution so the blurring took up a whole lotta memory. I need to get more memory for my computer.

He has fish teeth! Wauugh!

Made in Flash & Fireworks
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Comments: 93

yoboseiyo [2006-09-29 19:05:16 +0000 UTC]

very nice, i like how his white eyeball glows.

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Marina-Stalker [2006-09-29 16:39:54 +0000 UTC]

Damn he's hawt.

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Nestly In reply to ??? [2006-09-29 16:28:03 +0000 UTC]

Nestly: Ohmygosh... that dude.. is.. so.. NEAT. xD
I especially love the ears like that. I have somewhat anthroish fish characters but never thought of the ear design like that. xD Sweet.
He's creepy.. gutterfish sound interestiiinggg. x3

Nice job on the rain, although I'd suggest maybe also adding individual droplets running down him and maybe more noticable ones in the background by a thin brush of some sort. :3 But jeebers, that's amazing for a flash drawing. xD *could never do that*

It that fin like.. his tail, or is it comin' out of his head? o.O;

Nyeheh. x3

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JohnSu In reply to Nestly [2006-09-29 17:01:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Um, both the fin and the tail are comin' out of his head. If you were to cut off his head it'd look just like a fish, but with hair and a very scary face.

He could also survive that way, as his fish part contains enough organs to keep him alive!

Oh yeah - completely forgot about drawing individual drops on him. Originally he was just going to be jumpin' about the sewers, but then I brought up above ground after drawing him and so didn't make him dripping.

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Nestly In reply to JohnSu [2006-10-01 01:54:10 +0000 UTC]

Nestly: Ahhhh, that's pretty interesting. XD Though I wouldn't want to imagine just his head. O-o;

Ahhh, well it still looks very creepy and... effectful. x3 (I don't think that's a word xD)

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HYBRiDsunshIne [2006-09-29 13:26:34 +0000 UTC]

Eeeeeep! D: He's scary, but ultimately cool.

Amazing job. As always...:333

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Fresh-Grass [2006-09-29 12:32:47 +0000 UTC]

Wow, nice! I like that "light" eye and shading is awesome!

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Jiisuri [2006-09-29 12:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Ooooo~ creepy~^^

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Donovon2001 [2006-09-29 11:29:33 +0000 UTC]

HOLY FRISHIN WOW!!!

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spiriti [2006-09-29 10:03:48 +0000 UTC]

very amazing!!!! the character the colors, the pose!!!

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Louie-chan [2006-09-29 05:48:49 +0000 UTC]

i wanna buy one of those

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Rie-Rikku [2006-09-29 05:25:36 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of concept art of a monster for a game...

then it again... it wouldn't be surprising if it was.

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Zaxter [2006-09-29 05:03:51 +0000 UTC]

I wonder what it's like to have a giant fish growing out the back of your head? I would imagine that it makes it easier to "steer" when swimming, but since this guy doesn't swim, that must not be the case.

Also, if he can't make any sort of decent conversation, does that mean he can make indecent conversation? Like interjecting random poop jokes every few sentences while insulting your mother, maybe?

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JohnSu In reply to Zaxter [2006-09-29 06:17:55 +0000 UTC]

Yep. He's got a gutter mouth. He doesn't make jokes, but he's generally very foul-sounding. And he gurgles.

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DjWelch In reply to ??? [2006-09-29 04:22:27 +0000 UTC]

nice

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Lifes-Light In reply to ??? [2006-09-29 04:13:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh he is cute. xD Love his tail coming out of the head.

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starlightgenie [2006-09-29 03:46:11 +0000 UTC]

Procrastinating already???

Whoa, his right eye is so awesome! I would love to use Gutter Fish when I go camping, because my flashlight sucks--it's the kind that doesn't require batteries at all, but the light, on mines, really doesn't last long.

...if I attempt to pet Gutter Fish, will he bite me? o.o

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JohnSu In reply to starlightgenie [2006-09-29 04:16:36 +0000 UTC]

He will spit a sticky black fluid at you and dash into the darkness.

And if you're carrying anything that smells tasty, he'll take that too.

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starlightgenie In reply to JohnSu [2006-09-29 06:02:08 +0000 UTC]

Yarrr~! Then I will chase him in the darkness and scrub him with my toilet scrubber! >

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darumarchen [2006-09-29 03:30:16 +0000 UTC]

*stares* ..... rock & pool is nice & cool, so juicy sweet~! XD

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fireflowerfairy [2006-09-29 03:24:05 +0000 UTC]

yow! reminds me of gollum from LOTR. O_O

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Jianre-M [2006-09-29 03:21:09 +0000 UTC]

freaky... interesting though...

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KyokoMakashiro [2006-09-29 03:20:47 +0000 UTC]

This is what happens when drainage to the ocean goes wrong. XD For all we know, he could've once been an innocent guppy in the big, big ocean.

-SYC

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JohnSu In reply to KyokoMakashiro [2006-09-29 04:11:15 +0000 UTC]

Nope. Monster. Always a monster. Born from an egg in a turd.

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ochagirl [2006-09-29 03:12:44 +0000 UTC]

He does look like he just emerged from a sewer. I wuff the glowing eye.

You make the most fascination characters!

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ChiiTheArtist [2006-09-29 03:09:24 +0000 UTC]

Interesting...

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daovaj [2006-09-29 03:06:09 +0000 UTC]

looks like one of those gorilla guys goin insane

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daovaj In reply to daovaj [2006-09-29 15:14:01 +0000 UTC]

they are a music group

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JohnSu In reply to daovaj [2006-09-29 03:39:12 +0000 UTC]

Do you mean...guerilla?

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misao92 In reply to JohnSu [2006-09-29 11:45:17 +0000 UTC]

Gorillaz O:

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Onirin [2006-09-29 03:04:28 +0000 UTC]

I really like this picture. It's okie if it's a bit creppy it also makes you like him in some ways. I also liek the glowy eye

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Matsu-sensei [2006-09-29 03:02:07 +0000 UTC]

Stupid fat hobbits!


They took the precious from us, yes... The precious...

*recalls the scene where he eats the rabbits*

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JohnSu In reply to Matsu-sensei [2006-09-29 03:12:33 +0000 UTC]

I also thought of the Gollum after looking at it. What is it that gives him that impression? The nasty claws? The horrible fish teeth? The pastey skin? The preference for raw, uncooked meat?

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Matsu-sensei In reply to JohnSu [2006-09-29 03:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I don't mean it in a bad way. D: I know I get annoyed/irritated when people tell me that my pic reminds me of something else they saw before.

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JohnSu In reply to Matsu-sensei [2006-09-29 04:10:25 +0000 UTC]

Neither irritated nor taken badly. Only irritated at myself if the semblance is apparent even to me.

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Matsu-sensei In reply to JohnSu [2006-09-29 04:17:00 +0000 UTC]

Nah, don't get irritated at something small like that: if it wasn't intentional, it's nothing to get annoyed at.


Btw... *posts on your Deviant comments*

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Matsu-sensei In reply to JohnSu [2006-09-29 03:14:56 +0000 UTC]

*fills in the circle for E: All of the above*

Personally, the second I saw his scrawny anatomy and stance, I was reminded of ol' Smeagul.

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Joelander [2006-09-29 03:00:17 +0000 UTC]

*enter theme music from "Jaws"* now im afraid to go near the drains! @_@

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BlizzardX1 [2006-09-29 02:58:31 +0000 UTC]

loll
nice
XD

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Gacktlicious [2006-09-29 02:58:13 +0000 UTC]

OMG creeeeepy, but so cool <33

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unloveddreamer [2006-09-29 02:57:06 +0000 UTC]

Noiceness!!

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SpiffyOfCrud [2006-09-29 02:56:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That's really cool and really creepy!

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