[Originally published to DeviantArt on Feb 28, 2020.]

https://www.deviantart.com/escarietson/art/Puff-and-Ruff-Families-832067990

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[Original description]

A fan art of not only the Puffs but also the Ruffs, but with a more proper parent unlike the ones before. A motherly figure of education who can care for many regardless of who or what they are.

Personally speaking, when I imagine the Ruffs under the custody of Mojojojo, it was fair enough in Season 1 after the Ruffs defeated the Puffs (at first) and returned to Mojo's lair because they got along with their father afterwards. Mojo, as far as I can tell didn't really abuse his sons directly, maybe indirectly when the Puffs came back and killed them with the classic childhood crap cooties after telling them to attack.

When Him brought the Ruffs back in Season 5, at first he seemed to care when he cured the Ruffs "fatal" weakness while giving them some other alterations that I personally didn't like; more spiky and less original hairstyles along with Brick and Butch caring less for each other, especially to Boomer, but after the Puffs defeated the Ruffs again without killing them, I kinda imagined Him scolded and abused the Ruffs later on after he was forced to recall them in disgust. I know he's an evil devil, but that's still child abuse, don't mess with that...

After the meme inspiring Custody episode, the Ruffs did abandon HIM and Mojo Jojo for their bickering yet still seemed uncared for, in terms of parental care (even as super villains)...

I understand that they were trying to make the Ruffs more independently evil and all, but still one has to wonder if the Ruffs where theoretically abused, not just by the Puffs (understandably as a Hero vs Villain thing) but also by their own creators and revivers, possibly treated like anti-puff bio-weapons...

Since Ms. Keane is known to mother the puffs every now and again along with many other children she teaches in Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, I can figure that she could cure the Ruff's and save them from their abusers and also from their original mis-created intents, to the anger of the creator and the reviver, Mojo Jojo and HIM.

But how? Use your imagination! (I got some ideas that could work, as well as others on DA with their own ideas...)

Base idea and sources (used for tracing) by HMontes, on his old account (also used on the defunct Rowdyruff.net). Idea also inspired by talking2mazelf with his upcoming fan-fiction project, Brotherhood.

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[New description]

I liked the idea of Ms. Keane being the Rowdyruff Boys mother given how similar she is to the Professor so I felt inclined to make an art piece following Tumble Dried Ruff showing a mother & sons moment that also showed the Utonium family, along with Mojo and HIM ticked off about it.