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i draw the line but its always crossed. maybe when i’m dead i’ll be able to think more clearly. 

Inktober Day #16 is Laetitia Bowers from the Nickelodeon animated series, As Told By Ginger. As Told By Ginger is a weird one for me because I still remember when I first saw the show, I thought it was one of the most ugliest looking shows from an art perspective I had ever seen. But fast forward 10 years and I gave the show another chance and ended really enjoying it. Anyway, there was an episode that featured a Darkly-Inclined girl named Laetitia who was a new student and found her first day at school wasn’t going so well since a lot of the popular girls were spreading rumors about her and her father what with them believing her mortician father did things like murdered his wife and embalmed a corpse who was still alive. And considering how on her first day to school, she had a plastic skull with her, it only made people even more suspicious. Obviously all of these rumors were not true and the main character Ginger and her friends befriend her and they all get along very well.

I was so sad that Laetitia only appeared in that one episode because considering how well she got along with Ginger and her friends, she would’ve joined their friend circle. She was just so down-to-earth, sweet, and chill and I was so upset they didn’t make her a recurring, regular character. Just another missed opportunity characters (Seems to happen a lot with these kinds of characters doesn’t it?) Anyway, she was quite fun to draw. :)

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Laetitia Bowers © As Told By Ginger
Artwork © Myself ~

Inktober Day #15 of Darkly-Inclined characters Inktober is Malaria from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Malaria is a bit of a mixed character for me as while I wouldn’t call her a “Goth "character since they didn’t give her any Goth music references, she definitely was another lovable dark character because despite her being afraid of who Grim truly was (the Grim Reaper which was understandable), you could see she really did like things dark and eerie (hanging out in cemeteries and not being afraid of bats despite one smacking right into her face lol).

I wish she could’ve been a recurring character in the show. She could’ve been a friend for Grim when he wasn’t hanging out with Billy & Mandy (when they were at school) because while she was initially scared of him being the real Grim Reaper, she could’ve gotten to know him more and not be so afraid of him and became friends. Nonetheless, she was fun to draw. :)

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Malaria © The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Artwork © Myself ~Ratchetjak

Inktober Day #14 of Darkly-Inclined characters is Andrea from Daria. I love the cartoon and still kick myself for not watching it sooner but anyway Andrea… She was a pretty underused characters to be honest as she was only a seen a small handful of times and it’s such a shame because it would’ve been cool if she interacted more with Daria and Jane as I feel they would’ve synced well together.

As far as Andrea’s “Goth” cred, it’s a shame they didn’t play any background music for her because it seems like the creator of the show must’ve known a little about the actual subculture considering Andrea’s Siouxsie Sioux type makeup. I’d like to think they would’ve gotten Goth music correct if they played some for her but alas, it was a missed opportunity. That said, while Andrea is not the most elaborate design, I still rather enjoyed drawing her. :)
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Andrea © Daria
Artwork © Myself ~Ratchetjak

Inktober Day #11 of Darkly-Inclined characters is Debbie from American Dad. Debbie is a pretty underrated character in the show and it’s a shame she’s not a daily recurring character with Steve even if they could’ve just been friends since they broke up so many times lol.

I was also pleasantly surprised that in the episode where Steve and his friends are trying to escape their school and run into the Goth group that Debbie is a part of, they actually played a Joy Division song, it was such a pleasant surprise as I was initially thinking they were going to play some Emo or Metal type music which always happens with these “Goth” characters and obviously, it’s just false since those are not Goth music.

So the fact they actually got it right was just awesome and it made me like Debbie even more. Hopefully we see more of her in later episodes. :)

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Debbie © American Dad

Artwork © Myself ~Ratchetjak

Next up in the Inktober Challenge of Darkly-Inclined characters is Ingrid from Disney’s Fillmore! Fillmore was a show I didn’t really watch all that much as it came out when I got into watching more cartoons on Cartoon Network at the time. I caught a few episodes and only remembered a little bit of it but I remember thinking Ingrid had such a cool design. There’s not a whole lot I can say as I haven’t seen the show in a long while and I’ll need to give it a watch sometime later but I really enjoyed drawing her.  :)

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Ingrid © Fillmore! (Disney)
Artwork © Myself ~Ratchetjak

Inktober Day #9 of Darkly-Inclined characters is the hilarious Henrietta from the Goth kids group in South Park. Henrietta is just freaking hilarious and she’s easily a big fan favorite when it comes to animated Gothic characters. She along with the other Goth kids have so many funny and memorable quotes but the best thing about them is that Trey Parker and Matt Stone actually know what Goth music is as in the episode where the Goth kids burn down Hot Topic, their theme song actually sounds Goth/Post-Punk which was just a total treat to the ears.

Anyway, Henrietta was so fun to draw, I loved drawing her teased up hair. I was originally gonna draw the whole group but  I didn’t wanna overload myself but I’ll definitely draw them all together in the future :)

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Henrietta © South Park
Artwork © Myself ~Ratchetjak

Next up in the Inktober challenge of Darkly-Inclined characters is the first animated Gothic girl who paved the way for Gothic-type characters who came after, Lydia Deetz from the Beetlejuice animated series from 1989. Truth be told, I never watched the series as a kid, I remember catching a bit of an episode but never actually watched the series. That said, I did watch a few of the episodes last Halloween and I adored her so much and I can see why people loved her so much, I became an instant fan. :)
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Lydia Deetz © Beetlejuice (Tim Burton)
Artwork © Myself ~Ratchetjak

Inktober Day #4 - Rogue

Next up in the Inktober challenge of Darkly-Inclined characters is Rogue from X-Men Evolution. Rogue is easily a classic for me as she was one of the first Gothic looking characters I saw in a cartoon. I loved her design and her tough yet sensitive and thoughtful personality. It was quite different from the original spunky southern lass she originally was portrayed as in the original X-Men comics and 90s Animated series but as far as spinoffs go, I liked what they did with her for Evolution and I like both depictions of the character.  

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Rogue © X-Men series
Artwork © Myself ~ Ratchetjak

Next up for the Inktober challenge of Darkly Inclined characters is the amusing but underrated Creepy Susie from The Oblongs who was originally from her own book series “Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children”.

Truth be told I’ve only seen a few snippets from the book but I got to see her in The Oblongs and I thought she was humorous. She’s a pretty underrated character as it seems not many people have heard of her but I highly recommend checking out the Oblongs and giving the book a look if you’re into positively dark humor. :)

While Creepy Susie is not really a “Goth” in my opinion, she’s definitely darkly-inclined / Gothic-inclined and she’s easily one of the most lovable around. <3
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Creepy Susie © Angus Oblong

Artwork © Myself

Inktober Day#2 (Tuesday) was Triana Orpheus from The Venture Bros. Easily one of my favorites and I wished she was more of a regular character in that show. She’s honestly one of the only actual Goths in animation. I still remember being surprised that they actually referenced Bauhaus with her as she had a “In the Flat Field” poster in her room.

And not to mention she was actually voiced by the awesome Lisa Hammer, best known as the singer for 90s Goth rock bands Requiem in White & Mors Syphilitica. <3

Anyway yeah, It was so fun to draw her. Onto day 3!
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Triana Orpheus © The Venture Bros.
Artwork © Myself

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