2026-10-16 21:35 UTC
The mascot was born around November 2016 when I asked my #Dota2 friend @dopatwo@mastodon.social for an illustration to put on Mastodon's error page. It was meant to be a homage to Twitter's "fail whale". As you can see, the design of the mascot has changed considerably in ten years. It was cute then, but more realistic, less round. I much prefer the contemporary design, and the fact that it's not a single character.
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@jon@henshaw.social 2026-10-16 21:51
@Gargron@mastodon.social @dopatwo@mastodon.social This is perfection
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@MaximilienMoreau@mastodon.social 2026-10-16 22:52
@Gargron@mastodon.social Well done ahah
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@scott@sfba.social 2026-10-17 16:09
@Gargron@mastodon.social Lovely history! How rewarding and powerful to see how your tiny project has grown up! The blue may have come from: https://www.colourlovers.com/
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@vanzick@mastodon.social 2026-10-18 08:06
@Gargron@mastodon.social @dopatwo@mastodon.social this is an adorable illustration I love it!
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@morrick@appdot.net 2026-10-17 18:43
@Gargron@mastodon.social @dopatwo@mastodon.social Still, that’s a wonderful error page. That ‘Fail Mastodon’ is really cute.