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My submission for @silksongzine ‘s zine! Thank you again so much to the moderators for organizing this, seeing everyone’s work come together is such a treat, and just in time for the release date too!

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SILKSONG ZINE IS LIVE

Hi everyone! It has been a minute since we last talked ~ but we are live on ITCH, the zine is a love letter to Silksong and while the game has yet to come out. This of this as the pre-game before it comes out in a few days! We hope the rest of the community enjoys the booklet! This is a free zine and please as always, support the artists that worked on this project! Download here: https://silksongzine.itch.io/silksong-zine-whats-in-it

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I know you can do better

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Okay so I’ve been trying to brainstorm some ideas for some Octopath 2 merch, and while I have a couple ideas I want to see what TYPE of merch people would want as I do plan to sell some stuff I already have made online in a couple months.

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Octopath Traveler 2 community, WE (that’s right, WE 🫵) need to make more merch. If Square Enix will not give these losers the love they deserve WE should make more merchandise.

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Guess who got into twst

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Sighhhhh the bugs

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For @paninipanem, who’s just as delusional about these two as I am

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My favorite business woman

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YTTD sticker sheets, despite them being like a year old at this point I’m still so in love with these

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The bug Enki experience is absolutely wonderful

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Some Alien Stage stickers I drew for an upcoming event I’m going to be selling at

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SPLATOON MENTION 🗣️🗣️ Thank you @loolilyumm for letting me use her inkling OC for this, please please please go check out her stuff if you like Splatoon

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Sorry for not being active in a hot minute, I like, take ages to actually finish fully rendered pieces but as an apology, here you go 3 other people in the TatsuKana nation. I offer you the correct timeline

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Something watching

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“God they’re insufferable” I mutter while kicking my feet drawing them

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Someone asked for the explanations behind the flower choices for the Octopath 2 portraits I made so please enjoy these ramblings.

Osvald: Edelweiss

-Edelweiss are known to be symbolic for love, but the reasoning why I think correlates well with Osvald’s story. Edelweiss are known to grow on harsh snowy mountains, especially in the alps. It was seen as a trial of love for young men to climb the mountains, pick an edelweiss and bring it back down to give to the girl they fancied. While Osvalds story is based in revenge, where I think it differentiates itself is it turns into something more than that when he finds out Elena is still alive, instead of pure rage he fights Harvey out of the love he has for his daughter. All that and the fuzzy appearance is very “Pa” like as Ochette would say lmao. 

Castti: Snowdrop

-Going to be honest the main reason I chose snowdrops for her was because that is the flower she uses in chapter 5 of her story to create the antidote. However, it turns out that the symbolism behind snowdrops fit really well with Castti’s story. I think the most interesting symbolism considering this discussion is re-birth or new beginnings. With Castti’s memory loss she essentially had this opportunity to start her life again without being completely burdened by all the trauma of losing all of her friends, and when she did eventually find out the truth she had a new group of friends to support her. 

Throné: Dandelion -Oh man, I really like this one. Dandelions, from a scientific standpoint, are by all means weeds. No matter how beautiful they are they would never be classified as a flower unless they stop reproducing so quickly and easily. I think this reflects well with how Throné views herself, how her upbringing as a Blacksnake has permanently made her attached to the undesirables in society even though she has a good heart.  However, in some cultures dandelions also represent freedom, and I think no explanation is needed as to how that theme plays a part of Throné’s story. Also going to throw in that dandelions are often associated with childhood due to children blowing the seeds off the stem with the idea it would grant them a wish, which also draws back to Throné in that she was never allowed a childhood where frivolous ideas such as that were allowed.

Ochette: Valerian

-While I could have gone with a flower that represented the more passionate side of Occhete, I think valerian, a flower associated with tranquility and serenity, is a valid choice. Ochettes whole story shows her interacting with people and creatures more powerful than her, and most of the time she is able to prove herself a worthy ally by soothing those she is fighting. In her final chapter the way that she and her village are able to fight off the creatures from the Night of the Scarlet Moon is by her village and the human village agreeing to live in peaceful coexistence, not a begrudging one. Oh also valerian’s are associated with serenity because they were and still are a common sedative. 

Partitio: Sunflower

-While the association with positivity is partly why I chose sunflowers for Partitio, I more so chose it off of this story that has had some associate the flower with this idea of false riches. The myth goes that when Spanish colonizers first came to South America, they at some point encountered fields of gold, which seems unbelievable because it was. They were just large sunflower fields. Since wealth is a big theme in Partitio’s story this really solidified the idea of sunflowers fitting him for me. 

Agnea: Rose

-Of course roses have an association with all different forms of love, which already fits Agnea well considering her goal to spread happiness through her performances. But how roses correlate to dancers and dance culture I find particularly interesting. You’ve probably seen some sort of performance end with roses or other flowers being thrown at the stage? That was actually a tradition started in the 1930’s. Since dancers were very underpaid at the time, fans would throw flowers to signify their support for the performers. Just thought it was a fun connection to her profession! 

Temenos: Thistle

-The meaning behind thistles is really interesting because it does differ in both Scottish and English culture for a very fun reason. When the two were still separate nations and fighting one another every other week, the Scots used thistles, a native flower of theirs, as barbed wire. So while in English culture they are viewed as something dangerous Scotland has the flower as its national flower, symbolizing bravery and strength. This dichotomy I think correlates well with Temenos in terms of how people perceive him, with him being seemingly hard to get along with or outright dangerous, unless it comes to his companions, to which he does everything in his power to protect them. 

Hikari: Hanashobu

-Hanashobu, or Japanese water iris, have a multitude of symbolic meanings associated with them. (Warning ahead of time I'm going to use hanashobu and iris interchangeably). Purple irises in particular symbolizes wisdom in honor, which are both traits that Hikari had been noted to possess and was what made his father elect him to be the next king over his brother (along with his empathy of course). Hanashobu are also associated with warrior’s sprites, how it correlates with Hikari being rather obvious, and boyish youthfulness demonstrating how it's a common flower used during Boy’s Day in Japan. It's also commonly associated with samurai for these qualities, which again, the association with Hikari being pretty obvious. Apologies to all Hikari fans out there for my lackluster commentary. 

Thank you for allowing my completely self indulgent explanations behind the flower choices, if you cant tell I had a lot of fun making connections between the flower meanings and the characters!