Ask The BellHunters: Ask Wasty; Religions of Zootopia and Disney Properties

Ask the BellHunters

Hello, I'm Dawn Hunter-Bellwether...er, formerly Dawn Bellwether if you didn't recognize the added surname. And before you ask, yes 'that' Dawn Bellwether. Ex-Assistant Mayor, Ex-Mayor, Ex-Criminal Mastermind (Reformed thank you very much), City Savior, Controversial Author, and Predator/Prey relationship advocate. I'm also, as you probably guess by the hyphenated last name, married, and happily so to my mate Vernon Hunter, a gray wolf. I'm also a mother to three wonderful pups, something I never thought I'd ever have the chance to be! But, lamb sakes, I've gushed enough about myself here without explaining exactly what this blog is for. You see, after the release of my book “Predator Seeking Prey”, our little family started to get a lot of public attention again, and with it came a lot of question from curious mammals and other pred/prey couples from all over Animalia. My best friend and mate Vernon thought it would be a good idea to deal with these questions directly by opening a sort of blog/forum and taking those questions about our lives directly. Since then, I'd like to say our little blog has been quite successful, with even members of our family and friend circle pitching in and taking a few questions as well. So with all that said., please feel free to Ask Away!

Oh, and also, feel free to check our old location for previous asks until we can get a better archive system in place!

The original Ask Dawn And Vern Tumblr! This blog is a continuation/reboot of the "AskDawnAndVern" tumblr, as I am permanently locked out of the Tumblr at present.

https://askdawnandvern.tumblr.com/

(Blog Author Note: This blog is based on the fanfiction “The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether” as well as it's pseudo-sequel “A Lamb Among Wolves”. If you haven't read them, it'll probably help you better understand what's going on here if you do. I'll link both stories below. Oh Also, I'm open to questions as well. Simply direct “Author” emails to “WastedTime” when composing them. And before I forget, I have a Patreon! Five dollars gets you access to in progress fics, Ask priority, and art previews of both SFW and NSFW art. Of course, even a dollar would help. Seriously, it's how I keep projects like this alive.

The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether

A Lamb Among Wolves:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12364172/1/A-Lamb-Among-Wolves

Wasted Time's Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/wastedtimeee

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Ask Wasty; Religions of Zootopia and Disney Properties

Wasty: No, not every god and goddess or religion is a direct reference to a Disney movie. Really, I've only tied two series to being full-blown religions in Zootopia, Simbology, and Bambism. Both because it's fun, and the narratives of said films have a tone that works very well with being molded into a religious context. Granted I did borrow 'Bambism' from one of my backers, Toonophile (or Vulpinator). As for other characters referenced, such as Robin hood or Cim'mareon they are either characters that are deemed sainted or knighted in an already existing religion or an individual pagan god or rather (preygan) god.

Other religions in Zootopia, such as Capridisim or Norewulff Volking are analogs to actual pagan religions and mythology in our world. With the Norwulff religion heavily aping Norse mythology obviously, and Capridism taking largely from pagan and Celtic religions. Of course, these aren't one-to-one, I've modified and added to them accordingly to better suit the world and characters, or make them more uniquely fit a species.