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ShrubSparrow — Team Rowanberry M8 Part 5

Published: 2013-04-17 17:16:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 5074; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 16
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Description And this is the end! I'm incredibly happy I finally got to do this comic, and I'm really satisfied I managed to pull it through. This comic concists of 7 and half watercolored pages, 18 and half pages for the actual mission, plus the cover page. It's without a doubt the biggest comic project I've done and perhaps the biggest I'll ever do. I want to thank all of you who have kept reading this story of mine, your comments really made me feel it's all been worth it.

I'd like to mention a few PMD-E entries that inspired the base of this comic when it formed in my head about a year ago:

Mission 5 by Team Trample: [link]
Mission 5 by Team Troubled Waters: [link]
Mission 3 by Bandit Bros and Team Acrobatics: [link]
Thank you all, this mission wouldn't probably have excisted in this form without you!

Previous: [link]
Cover: [link]
App: [link] (It will take at least a few weeks before I can update it!)
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ShrubSparrow In reply to ??? [2021-01-18 21:38:48 +0000 UTC]

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DeepBlaze [2013-07-01 02:50:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow i cried reading this ;w;! Awesome job!.

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nokitiira [2013-06-04 15:40:47 +0000 UTC]

Hitsi, tää oli tosi hyvä! Mun mielestä kerronnallisesti toimi ihan sairaan hyvin noi eri väriset ruudut flashbackkien aikana, ne selkeytti ihan huomaamatta lukemista. Ja tällänen pokemoneista tietämätönkin tyyppi pysy oikein hyvin perässä. Ja vitsi mikä psykologinen ulottuvuus! Voi Chloe, sillä taisi olla aika pahoja syndroomia... Tuli ihan tippa silmään.

En vieläkään tajua miten pystyt saamaan noi hahmot ihan samannäköisiksi joka ruutuun kaikista mahdollisista eri kuvakulmista, se on ihmeellistä.

Tykkäsin sikana tosta uhrilahjoihin obsessoituneesta pahiksesta :'D

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ShrubSparrow In reply to nokitiira [2013-06-22 19:04:59 +0000 UTC]

Aaaa huhhuh kiitos tosi paljon!! Olin kyl aika fiiliksissä kun tän kommentin luin, upeaa että tykkäsit. Joo itsekin olen tyytyväinen että tuli tuollainen valinta tehtyä flashbacksivujen osalta, olen lukenut joitain sarjiksia missä takaumat on aika epäselkeitä joten halusin selkiyttää sitä lisää.

Psykologiseen puoleen panostin tässä tosiaan erityisen paljon, ja Chloen alemmuuskompleksin ym. syyt ja seuraukset oli kyllä muovautunut mun päässä jo yli vuoden ajan. Mutta olen tosi onnellinen etten munannut kaikkea kun viimein pääsin sen paperille laittamaan, vaikka tiukan deadlinen kanssa työskentelinkin! :')

Haha, kyllä säkin mun mielestä tunnistettavia hahmoja teet eri kuvakulmistakin! Muistan kun sanoit tuon saman ihan mun ekojen sarjissivujen kohdalla, ja silloin en kyllä oikein ollut samaa mieltä, mutta nyt peräti oon kehittynyt sen verran että olen itsekin ylpeä.

Hehe, jep, tykkäsin kyllä pahiksen piirtämisestä myös! Hahmohan ei tosiaan ollut omani, vaan kuului tehtävänantoon, joten kaikki yksityiskohdat siitä ei ole mullekaan selviä. Mutta jos haluat nähdä sen vielä creepympänä niin katso tämän flashin vika kohtaus (kun se on latautunut, paina nuolinäppäintä kerran, sitten ylänurkasta "scene selection" ja sieltä "God": [link]

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Sanngot [2013-05-20 19:16:51 +0000 UTC]

You did such an awesome job on this mission! And seeing Chloe and Myra evolved was really cool too. They look pretty sweet, if I do say so myself.

Don't worry Opal, you still have a chance, both of them have one more evolution to go. Just make sure you are there when it happens!

Oh my. I am really happy that a mission of mine was able to have an inspiration of some degree for you. I must say, I am finding this quite inspiring myself.

All I hope for now is that Team Trample gets a chance to interact with your team again sometime soon. I'm sure Anther would be happy for them. And I remember Hearth and Myra once had a chat about evolution in event 6 too. Well, of course we both have other things to focus on right now, But I'll be keeping this in the back of my mind for sure. ^^

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ShrubSparrow In reply to Sanngot [2013-06-22 19:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for all the comments too! c: It loved seeing what you thought about the different parts. I'm happy you like the way they look evolved! I don't think any further evolutions are going to happen in a while though, but maybe Opal will get a chance with some other Pokemon!

At first I wasn't sure how I wanted Chloe and Myra to evolve, and I considered just making them evolve while training with Master Foo. But reading your mission really inspired me to create a story with a climax at the end of which they would evolve. For me it was just mostly an emotional climax.

Yup~ I'll try to reply to that Tumblr ask soon, though "soon" might be at least a few weeks since I'm pretty busy for the summer.

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Sanngot In reply to ShrubSparrow [2013-06-22 21:52:10 +0000 UTC]

It was a pleasure. And it was fun too.

Maybe gen 5 there will be an evolution for a Corsola, eh? Fingers crossed! Fingers crossed! >w<

Yeah, I knew right from the beginning, I only get one shot at evolving them and I got to do it right! And in your case, you get 2 shots each, but still, it marks a significant part in their life. I guess Chloe's issues were holding her back too then.

Yeah, take your time with stuff. If I remember correctly, you are currently going through a crap load of messages (or were). Either way, we've got all summer, so no pressure.

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TheSiberianExpress [2013-04-28 14:08:05 +0000 UTC]

Take a bow. Really well drawn, compelling action, touching personal stories. This one has it all.

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ShrubSparrow In reply to TheSiberianExpress [2013-05-06 13:13:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! :3

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SnowKuki [2013-04-25 03:38:39 +0000 UTC]

This Mission was FANTASTIC. I can't even begin to describe how much I enjoyed reading and rereading this!! Chloe's backstory with her father and brother was sad, but her realization and strengthening friendship with Myra was incredibly sweet and touching. Then their evolution was brilliant!! You blew me away once again!! Your artwork and the story were, in my honest opinion, phenomenal~!!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to SnowKuki [2013-05-06 13:13:11 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaah thank you so much!! This is such a wonderful comment, thank you really. ;u; I'm really happy to hear this worked out the way I wanted it to. <3 I don't even know what else to say... But I'm so glad you enjoyed rereading it too~

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SnowKuki In reply to ShrubSparrow [2013-05-08 22:13:55 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! ^^ I thought everything turned out fantastic~ Well done, again!! I can't wait to see the next part of their story!

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sheebal [2013-04-20 21:11:11 +0000 UTC]

THEY EVOLVED! omg both Chloe and Myra look so perfect
Great job on this mission T^T!!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to sheebal [2013-04-26 17:53:44 +0000 UTC]

YESS they did~ Eee I'm happy you like their looks, it took quite a while to finalize how they looked evolved. Thank you!! ;w;

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ArtOfTheGame [2013-04-19 16:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Ouch...I wonder if a corsola's nerve system goes up to their horns? If they do, that can't feel good for Opal at all! Pretty sure they grow back though, so hopefully that's not lasting damage!

That's probably the bravest running away I've ever seen! No joke! With Chloe fending off those awful bandages, and Chex causing that last minute cave-in! Not to mention Myra trying out her new legs in one of the more stressful scenarios she's probably ever had! Nice rescue! I'm sure Chill thought it was pretty cool!

But yeah, excellent comic and story! It looks like it was a pretty major project, with solid quality from beginning to end! And...wait, what? My M5 helped inspire this?? Wow...I think I may have blushed IRL. The notion that something I put together helped inspire this solid piece of story telling pretty much made my day. Thanks for the shout-out! Good luck with future missions!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to ArtOfTheGame [2013-04-26 17:51:38 +0000 UTC]

I'd imagine it goes to the root of the branches at least, so t does hurt to get a branch torn off! But it does grow back!

Haha, thanks! I'm glad that the escaping part was also intense, even though I would've liked to make it maybe a bit longer.

Yeah! I meant to comment on your mission for the longest time but I always forgot... But it combined Shawn's past to the current mission nicely, and it was really touching! I had most of Chloe's past down in my head back then, but I wasn't sure how to tell it. Your mission made me want to combine Chloe's story to a mission, too! n_n You're welcome and thank you!

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ArtOfTheGame In reply to ShrubSparrow [2013-04-27 00:16:57 +0000 UTC]

It's great that you had an appropriate mission to get that character building in, huh? I'm glad things fell right into place for you! And that my story structure helped you work it out! Here's to engaging storytelling!

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fiercedragons-XD [2013-04-18 20:17:34 +0000 UTC]

epic

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ShrubSparrow In reply to fiercedragons-XD [2013-04-26 17:42:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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fiercedragons-XD In reply to ShrubSparrow [2013-04-26 19:53:07 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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sevvicat [2013-04-18 19:37:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow...This was super amazing! ;; It's so awesome to see Chloe and Myra evolve!!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to sevvicat [2013-04-26 17:42:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! <3 I have been waiting for this moment for quite a while, too!

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Yosh-de-Nawel [2013-04-18 12:36:02 +0000 UTC]

*Quickly checks his Pokédex*
Oh, it says that Corsola continuously shed and grow, and a broken branch grows back in one night! But I hope it doesn't hurt too much...
At least, everyone is alive and safe, and it looks like Myra forgot Flash and learned Confuse Ray while evolving, I bet that will be useful! Also by rereading the comic, I noticed that Opal remembered Myra's name, so she evolved a bit in her own way XD

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ShrubSparrow In reply to Yosh-de-Nawel [2013-04-26 17:42:13 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, yeah! Part of the reason of why Corsolas are cool is their fast regeneration! But it's too bad that removing a branch by force hurts quite a bit...

Yup, you guessed right! Confuse Ray should definitely be useful~

She did! That's what got Myra to listen to her too, she was so surprised. Now only if Corsola really got a cool evolution in the new gen... *crosses fingers*

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wtdrmfrthwbzn [2013-04-18 09:32:00 +0000 UTC]

D: did the Corsola (Opal?) loose one of her... corals?

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ShrubSparrow In reply to wtdrmfrthwbzn [2013-04-26 16:44:52 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry, Corsolas can regrow their branches! It does hurt a lot if they're ripped off like that, though.

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JWNoctis [2013-04-18 05:32:04 +0000 UTC]

Major character developments and impressive exploration into backstory!

Awesome mission!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to JWNoctis [2013-04-26 16:44:04 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, yup! I've been building up to this comic for a very long time! I'm really happy how it finally turned out! Thanks! :3

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yassui [2013-04-18 03:02:56 +0000 UTC]

Great mission! It was a fun read C:

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ShrubSparrow In reply to yassui [2013-04-26 16:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Ahh thank you!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it!

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StarBomber109 [2013-04-18 02:30:16 +0000 UTC]

Yay finish.

Good work, I like the colored panel for evolution, and I laughed at Blight following the spark like a kitten following a light.

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ShrubSparrow In reply to StarBomber109 [2013-04-26 16:42:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I wish I could have used more color panels, but I already used way pretty much all my free time for drawing this mission the way it is.

Myra learned Confuse Ray, so it has that effect! For Blight it didn't last very long, though.

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Khrysteen [2013-04-18 02:29:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, Opal... ;A; She can grow that back, r-right?

Ah, Myra and Chloe look so amazing evolved! I love how spiky Myra's fluff is. >w<

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ShrubSparrow In reply to Khrysteen [2013-04-26 16:39:11 +0000 UTC]

Yup, she can! It still hurts quite a bit, though.

Ahh, that's great to hear! I had to sketch Myra a lot before I was happy with her design. Even though I already decided some things about her looks about a year ago, I still did small changes just weeks before I drew this parts.

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Khrysteen In reply to ShrubSparrow [2013-04-29 02:07:36 +0000 UTC]

Ah, Opal. At least it's not permanent. Benefits to being a coral Pokémon I suppose. c:

Oh man! I know how ya feel. You get so used to drawing your characters one way and when they evolve it's totally different... But I love their fabulous designs! >w<

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Uruboros [2013-04-17 23:50:10 +0000 UTC]

Opal is probably going to take a long time to grow back the broken pieces, but I really loved the story you had for this mission!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to Uruboros [2013-04-26 16:35:51 +0000 UTC]

Luckily Corsolas regenerate really fast! Should take a couple of days.

Thank you! Yeah, this was a story I really wanted to tell!

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Clear-stream [2013-04-17 22:39:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow... This was apsolutely beautiful...

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ShrubSparrow In reply to Clear-stream [2013-04-26 16:34:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Clear-stream In reply to ShrubSparrow [2013-04-26 23:53:00 +0000 UTC]

Welcome! loved it!

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Luthryll [2013-04-17 22:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful finish! And Chloe and Myra look wonderful <3

Wait, did Opal lose one of her horn things? o___o

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ShrubSparrow In reply to Luthryll [2013-04-26 16:33:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I'm happy you like how they look~

Don't worry, it will grow back! Corsola's are good at that.

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CrazyIguana [2013-04-17 21:58:42 +0000 UTC]

friends that evolve together~stay together~ Great job on this ! <3

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ShrubSparrow In reply to CrazyIguana [2013-04-26 16:32:48 +0000 UTC]

Yeah~ I never could really imagine only one of them evolving, haha. Thank you! <3

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doodlesANDkyn [2013-04-17 21:06:07 +0000 UTC]

that was lovely!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to doodlesANDkyn [2013-04-26 16:31:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Ryuzakama [2013-04-17 20:57:12 +0000 UTC]

That was AWESOME!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to Ryuzakama [2013-04-26 16:31:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! :3

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StormBuster [2013-04-17 20:26:34 +0000 UTC]

A very nice page to end this awesome comic on! It was a pleasure to read the entire way through!

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ShrubSparrow In reply to StormBuster [2013-04-26 16:31:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! <3

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