Ivan R. Don pointed this out to me recently on Steam (although I'm more surprised by the amount of DLC, most of it must be free or something).

It then happened again on the PPK playlist.

Almost like a warning that some unholy force of destruction is about to be released onto the world.

End of the month already, where does the time go? Feels like we only just started this whole thing a few days ago.

You might notice some subtle upgrades since last time. Special thanks to @Daysdove for not only joining but also supplying the whole arena.

They also did a more cinematic spectacle between two of today's combatants.

Here's their latest.

And here's this because it amuses me.

They're a friggin' wizard with this stuff, the very thought of working in a theoretical third dimension makes me want to throw up my breakfast magners.

Should probably link to the Patreon while I'm here.

https://www.patreon.com/53xy83457

Should probably link to the Patreon towards the start of the post specifically about the Patreon but whatever.

Hired @ChutneyGlaze to do the character art/animation by the way but you can just assume that until told otherwise at this point.

Music used.

On that note, any musicians reading this, I could be persuaded to trade one free entry for an appropriate fight track to use next time.

Ditto any more architects willing to provide an arena, I suppose. I suggest you keep your source files though, hope to be expanding soon.

Been going pretty hard with the Battle Royal / Hunger Games simulators since COC.

So much so that I've started a Patreon around it.

patreon.com/53xy83457

Here's a prototype.

(unrelated)

Already!? It's only been two weeks. Well several hundred pieces of art later and Jane finally appears in a game.

The fact I actually bothered programming something is an occasion in itself.

Here's an early version with just Janes.

It's amazing how well that ran considering how broken the code was. Hit detection used an x instead of a y coordinate. That wasn't a pain in the ass to find at all. Anyway, shout-outs...

First off @destructin for the COC art/animations.

Deaf Kev for the music while we're at it.

And I suppose Adobe for the background that I definitely didn't just steal.

@YuriKadry

@missinnumber

@Daysdove

@CARANQUI

(Reminder to self to repost some of these ones since they were late additions.)

@Grumtodor

@BingoWaders

@KingBaller06

Blondie is called Betty btw. She always seems to stick her nose in.

@Alex-Arrow

@keik-keik

Have another update from KK to show soon. Let's just say someone else might be joining the squad in a week or two.

@ChutneyGlaze

(and the usual reminder to self there's more to show from Chutney when the time comes)

As always, you can see her in action here.

And here's all the one's I can link to with however many pics this post will allow stuck in. (Actually had to delete all but one to fit more in and then I deleted it too because there's no point having just one among all the links.)

Novel concept, drawing my own OC, never mind more than once in the two months after she debuted drawn by somebody else-

@TikkiToon

Dear Mr. President, there are too many really good artists on Newgrounds these days. Please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot.

Hilarious references aside, I indeed ran out of space on the initial Jane Pain post so here's more.

@GXLpics

@StormyDew

(never mind who punchy is, we'll get to her later)

@Calamancyy

(reminder to self, there's another one for later (around xmas 2024))

@keik-keik

Here're some details on Blondie as she keeps making her presence felt. Don't know who she's stepping on (I have a lot of characters, can't be expected to remember them all).

@Ducksen

@ChutneyGlaze

(reminder to self, there are STILL more sketches to show here too when the time comes)

Here's all the ones that were just links last time since they're free real estate. Although there's room to add all the images as well right now so that last sentence was the very definition of pointless.

Once again, you can see her in action here.

More here- https://53xy83457.newgrounds.com/news/post/1344161

New OC. You might want to sit down for this one... I tend to like fighter characters.

Unlike the last one, I didn't have the decency to animate Jane here performing thirty murders before getting @ChutneyGlaze's take on her. So extra thanks to him for pulling another adorable design from the barf soaked bar napkin of a concept I handed him.

Here're the titular shout-outs for other people who decided to draw Ms. Pain. Not going mad with commissions this time, almost all of these were freebies from cool people in the art forums... I think. Kind of lose track after a while.

@LaStella

@Larreth

@Avovet

@keik-keik

(See also, current page banner.)

@Glass-of-Awesome

@0544014

@sebulant

@l3ny

@BargonSpaceman

More sketches here- https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1445259/25#bbspost27661335_post_text

@StevSteelEn

@tenkilla

@ChutneyGlaze again

I have now reached the image limit (bar one) so additional thanks to...

@GameWarriorStudios - https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1491846/37#bbspost27648370_post_text

@Nebulate - https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1491846/39#bbspost27657114_post_text

@Nebulate again (just as an excuse to link to this) - https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1491846/39#bbspost27657206_post_text

@StormyDew - No link but she knows what she did.

Update: Yes link - https://twitter.com/Stormy_Dew/status/1637568189654523905

@Calamancyy - Pre-emptive strike... I mean thanks.

@KingBaller06 - https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1522358#bbspost27672410_post_text

@ChutneyGlaze again again (reminder to self there are more sketches to show when the time comes).

Finally, here's a pic of my profile page. Can't imagine why I'm posting that now.

Was just planning to post about my Secret Santa since he got fuck all attention.

Does the animation play here? Here's the link.

Also @tenkilla while I'm at it.

More here but they all at least got enough votes that the friggin' score shows.

BUT OF COURSE I did a lot more than just commission stuff. You want your 2022 recap, I got your 2022 recap right here. *grabs crotch*

Actually, not much to report, I've been making pixelated guys beat the shit out of each other all year.

GIFS here- https://53xy83457.newgrounds.com/art/

Compos here- https://53xy83457.newgrounds.com/movies/

Same again but with medals here- https://53xy83457.newgrounds.com/games/

(There is one actual game in there that you all liked more but I didn't care about.)

Worth mentioning that I hired @ChutneyGlaze to give a certain aforementioned pixelated character a facelift.

Had her beat up people on YouTube for a video or hundred (despite some cunt flipping a switch and completely fucking the channel overnight a year or two ago).

Witchtober efforts are maybe worth a look. If not for my covid fuelled rant against God / fate / the universe on day 2, then the fact that, around day 7, I noticed I'd done two vores, two sodomies and a CBT. Leant into it from there.

Also bullied @Anonymous-Frog for a week straight which was a highlight for me.

Most recently I tricked you into giving me a daily top ten (but one in the top five so I actually get a trophy for once (only took twelve years)) by releasing a wholesome advent calendar.

Looking to the future, currently working with some cool people on a couple of projects (if I don't release anything for the flash forward jam, you'll know at least one of those went tits up.

Seems like a popular subject lately. Maybe just confirmation bias (and/or the fact that I look at literally everything that goes through the art portal). Regardless, have a few people I wanted to shout out.

This all started here...

...and also Facemaul which you liked more but I don't really give a crap about it). At this stage, I was getting tired of all the pixelated nonsense, which brings us to-

@ChutneyGlaze

Now I've worked with some complete dickheads on this site. Anyway, here's Chutney Glaze's take on the character.

I'm joking of course! Or not about the first bit but Chutney has been nothing but professional. See her in action here-

Also, whatever bullshit I decide to do on YouTube.

@larreth

Held an event recently where he did free commissions in return for donations to charity. The main reason I'm making this post since I don't believe these have ever seen the light of day-

She's friggin' lost it! The main image struck me as a boss straight out of Final Fight, Streets of Rage, and the like. Like I told the man himself, this is all a compliment as I do enjoy the occasional fight (believe it or not).

UPDATE: He did something similar recently so I got a Damian.

UPDATE 2: He was in a spot of bother so I got the following as well. Help him out for once after all the stuff he's done for charity.

@ScepterDPinoy

Quite possibly the first person to ever put one of my characters in their art (it was one of his awesome big ass murals he does). Through my twisted sense of morality, I felt I owed him one for something unrelated so I got a few commissions off him while I was at it.

UPDATE: On the subject of the big ass murals.

Also this.

@PerKGrok

Last but not least (first, in fact). I know very little of this mysterious fellow. I needed a pic for Combo Concept Compo 4, I asked into the void, he emerged and delivered in no time.

No more Bettys but while I'm spreading the love-

@LucianoZ, @Anonymous-Frog and @UnluckyToonLinkNG have done more than their fair share of art featuring my characters.

@Crowsar honours me (as in I feel honoured, not the douchey way to take that statement) by using the Project Pixkill style alongside some of his art despite being a far superior (actual) pixel artist.

UPDATE: He also did Project Chixkill recently.

@CootieGirl did that boss ass pic of me recently. Also she came back from the dead the other day which is nice.

Thank you all.

(No, I'm not dying.)

POST-PICO DAY UPDATE

Already mentioned Scepter's latest above.

Also @Wrathmations for being the only gangsta to finish his entry for the ill-fated dummy collab.

And finally, @SoloSwing64 for this masterpiece.

Was surprised when Scepter did two but THREE!! This image is of course now cursed but thanks anyway.

Might as well also mention this playlist that I stick everything in.

https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/33ded980709af5810cc4ebbb9c89f043

Thanks again to everybody, it means a lot.

(No, still not dying.)

P.S. One more. Here's a silly one from YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxhgnGOBXxyCUZxabi3lnZBTTJTIDoYYDI

UPDATE: There are TOO many good artists here since that Tumblr thing (or whatever it was). Like I said, I look at everything so of course I've ended up commissioning another few Bettys. I'll list them below as they come in.

by https://calamancyy.newgrounds.com/ (grouped together because if there's a picture limit on these, I must be rubbing up against it).

This one was a Secret Santa gift.

And this one was an art trade because I'm an artist.

Got a free one from StarPastiche on DeviantArt as well.

Visited the OC plaza yesterday to post a gif of someone's character beating the crap out of someone. Stuck Betty in there while I was at it.

by @Blaznthekid

The following were from the art forums in general. Everybody's been giving away free stuff recently for whatever reason.

by @mugmugmug

Same again. Never you mind who Kicky is, we'll get to her later.

by @Glass-of-Awesome

@SomeDoodles

From Stormy's V Day sale. Never mind who Punchy is, we'll get to her later.

(oh shit, I have in fact reached the picture limit now)

See current profile page banner by https://keik-keik.newgrounds.com/

And here- https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1491846/48#bbspost27691123_post_text

And here- https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1522358#bbspost27672410_post_text

Of course we all know who the opponent is now.

Also this. I know, I don't care, she's friggin' identical.

Stuck her into the Barhopping Collab recently too. Seemed appropriate.

Some love for the new girl while we're at it. (newER girl)

And here's the dummy again. Weird seeing him smile for once, he's always really glum for some reason.

One more.

Alright this post is a mess now. Think she appears in a few more along with Jane. See the latest shout-out posts for those.

It's my birthday today. Don't know why you'd care but people keep telling me when it's their birthday lately. Regardless, I got YOU a present-

https://youtu.be/xc9LD84Q2ys

A new episode of Damian Versus (not pixelated to all shite) for the first time in almost a decade, not to mention featuring a special guest animator, will be a big deal to some.

If not you, check back here after the premiere anyway.

UPDATE: Never mind all that. It's (MLB the) show time.

I organised a collab once. Terrible, thanks for asking. Got a good feeling about this one though- https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1496856