Know Your Emoji: Kawaii Time with 100% Soft (Truck Torrence)!
If you’ve been on Twitter or Instagram at any point in the past few years, you’ve invariably seen one of the most adorable things to behold on the internet: the adorable Kawaii emoji that appear after certain Marvel Cinematic Universe hashtags! These cute, Kawaii versions of your favorite MCU heroes have all been completed by one artist: 100% Soft (also known as Truck Torrence)!
Who's excited for #TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier finale this Friday? Here's all the stickers I've made so far for the show, which you can use RIGHT NOW on your Instagram stories, just search the character name! Yes, Dancing #Zemo is there too pic.twitter.com/7bzoFpm27i
— 100% Soft • ᴗ • (@100soft) April 19, 2021
Hashtag Adorable
100% Soft is based in Southern California, and in non-COVID-19 times, this Marvel Blog reporter has even had the very pleasant experience of meeting him in person at WonderCon! In spite of his huge talent and success, he is very down-to-earth, polite, and approachable.
Avengers: Endgame Poster by Truck Torrence. Photo: Marvel
You can learn more about him, see more of his work (including projects he’s done for Lucasfilm and many other properties), and see some of his merch in action (including masks patterned with adorable Kawaii patterns on them), by checking out his website or going to the next con!
#WandaVision Photo: 100% Soft
You should follow @100soft on Twitter too. You can keep up to date on all your latest MCU Kawaii emojis because Torrence will regularly Tweet to inform you of the most recently released emoji, as well as the shortcuts you can use to access them. This means that by following him, you can keep up on all the latest emoji, which are released throughout the streaming schedule for the Disney+ MCU shows (so as to avoid spoilers).
I made some brand new stickers for #FalconAndWinterSoldier that you can use in your IG stories #TheFalcon #TheWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/G00QHzdnZT
— 100% Soft • ᴗ • (@100soft) March 19, 2021
#CaptainAmerica
Is there a brand-new Sam as #CaptainAmerica emoji on the way from 100% Soft? We certainly hope so, Marvel Blog True Believers (although we’d also accept #UncleSam)!
Photo: Marvel
We also want to know which one of the many adorable emoji released over the years are your favorite, so let us know below! And finally: can you imagine what emoji 100% Soft has in store for us when Loki premieres in just a few short weeks? #MobiusMMobius FTW!
UPDATE: Since posting this article, 100% Soft has indeed given us an Uncle Sam emoji!
How it started. How it’s going. pic.twitter.com/AvbB2gFmcP
— 100% Soft • ᴗ • (@100soft) April 26, 2021
