Bonus Round 6

[hso_mods]

Bonus Round 6

Recs

Hey, shippers! This is the last bonus round, which we’re all very sad about. So let’s talk about some of the awesome stuff created throughout the HSO!

Rules

1. Rec at least three fanworks from the main or bonus rounds! They do not have to be connected to each other in any way.


2. You may not recommend material created by members of your own team.


3. Each recommendation must include at least three full sentences about why it’s awesome. Please use the format specified below.


4. You may recommend as many sets as you like, so long as each set has at least three recs in it.

Title & Rec Format
If you are doing a fill, use this format in your title.
FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP]
Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team YOU belong to; please use the characters and quadrant, not whatever portmanteau or nickname you've come up with.
If your team name is not in this format and in the title we cannot guarantee that it will be counted.

The content of the post should be in this format (extend as necessary):
<b>Rec 1:</b> (title) <b>Team:</b> (the team the creator belongs to) <b>Creator:</b> <b>Why I’m recommending it:</b> (please be as specific and descriptive as possible!) <b>Rec 2:</b> (Title) <b>Team:</b> (the team the creator belongs to) <b>Creator:</b> <b>Why I’m recommending it:</b> (please be as specific and descriptive as possible!) <b>Rec 3:</b> (Title) <b>Team:</b> (the team the creator belongs to) <b>Creator:</b> <b>Why I’m recommending it:</b> (please be as specific and descriptive as possible!)

Posts not using this format in the title will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, no matter what they contain. They, like all comments on the comm, are subject to the Wank Policy.

Scoring
For fills (as stated here):
First 5 entries in each post: 30 (per entry)
Entries 6-10 in each post: 20 (per entry)
Entries 11-15 in each post: 10 (per entry)
Entries 16+ in each post: 5 (per entry)

If you have any questions, please ask them at the FAQ post here, or email them to us (homestuck.shipping at gmail). Otherwise, we cannot guarantee that we will see them in a timely fashion!

Comments

Fill: Team Dirk<3Jake<3Jane<3Roxy

[playerprophet]

Retro Gaming Rec List, or: Bonus Round 3 Appreciation Post

Rec 1: Silent Hill Crossover
Team: Nepeta♥Terezi
Creator: crunchcaptain
Why I’m recommending it: I'm glad that this showed up on my dash a ton after it was posted on tumblr. Not only is the art adorable and really unique, but it's a really effective re-casting if you think about it. Although Rose might not be cop material, the role that Cybil plays as a comforting informant, I think is really accurate. And then Jade can be Lisa and Dave can be that dude what's on drugs.

Rec 2: Mother Crossover
Team: Nepeta♥Terezi
Creator: fraymotif
Why I’m recommending it: I wish I was as familiar with the original Mother so I could make another good analysis of the context here BUT I CAN'T. All I can do is just point at this picture and go "LOOK LOOK IT'S BEAUTIFUL". The composition itself tells the story, so I don't even need to know the original context to appreciate the relevance here, and neither should you! I'd spell it out but I don't think I really need to.

Rec 3: Gamzee = Kefka
Team: Eridan♠Sollux
Creator: kephra
Why I’m recommending it: Kephra is apologetic about this being a photoshop manip but it's still a really amazing one, and what a perfect cast swap. Both Gamzee and Kefka are suspicious but largely unassuming and innocent people, one more trustworthy than the other. With the current developments in Gamzee's role I'd be interested in seeing if he ends up similarly. He is up to some things after all, but maybe not with Kefka's pure ambition and greed. Anyway, this is beautiful! Final Fantasy VI is my favourite game ever, so if you're a fan too you should appreciate this!

Rec 4: Parasite Rose
Team: Bro<3Dave
Creator: sugoiprincess
Why I’m recommending it: I also did a Parasite Eve fill for this round myself, but both sugoiprincess and I had Rose tagged for Eve to begin with. The recasting in that sense is so good it could probably even do for it's own crossover, hopefully with a better ending for Rose. Warning for body horror! But my god, look at that art. Those colours! Ahhh!

Rec 5: Legend of Feferi: A Link to the Past
Team: John♥Rose
Creator: jelajade
Why I’m recommending it: Aradia!Link is something I never knew I wanted. Of course it's easy to figure Tavros into that role considering his outfit, but I think everything is at least 5 times better when it has ladies. This rec is worth it too just for the looks on the faces of Karkat and Eridan in the bg.

Rec 6: Grubagotchi
Team: Eridan♥Karkat
Creator: plushi
Why I’m recommending it: Anything that I see that makes me desperately want to buy things is pretty much a winner in my book. This gif is the development of a baby grub into an Eridan via a tamagotchi game. I think plushi really thought outside the box for this one, and it's ADORABLE.

Rec 7: Calno
Team: Jade<3Rose
Creator: 524
Why I’m recommending it: I screamed when I saw this. What a good recasting. Geno, from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a doll that came to life, inhabited by a celestial spirit. This image is a crossover between Geno and Lil Cal. The art is great, the style is perfect, AND THE SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT THAT COULD MEAN ARE CHILLING. Geno was a cool dude though. (If you're a fan 524 did another really great crossover here. PERFECT!!!)

Rec 8: Dirk's Head Pong
Team: John<3Rose
Creator: madmegatax
Why I’m recommending it: Warning: Gore, decapitation. This gif features Roxy and Jane kicking Dirk's spare head back and forth much to Dream!Dirk's discomfort, complete with friendly banter below. If we could vote on bonus rounds, I hope that this one would win.