not actually that much haha. i did have one of the bust a move puzzle bobble games (i wanna say for the gbc??), but it was just "some series with cute creatures" until a couple of years ago when one of my partners was talking about it a lot, then i drew them as a bubble dino. then i started thinking about bubble dragons more and made kesi uh. at some point. only afterwards did i start playing the bubble bobble games. im a fake fan
if anyone is wondering about q.t. too: i saw @sardoose and @alexcat stream the tower of druaga, and then like a week later i was quog. i had literally never heard of it before that point. (i have played it and quest of ki a little since then. they're hard!)