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guys i promise this is the last time i'm changing violet's design

anyway she has a playlist now

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GEN ZERO CHIBIS!!!

i really want to make all my characters into stickers, but these are the ones i've finished so far!!

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My favourite trope has to be:

I sacrificed myself to save you. I didn't plan to survive. I burnt all the bridges. I intended to break your heart with my death, but that would be all right, because I wouldn't be around to see you. I pretended that you'll mourn me for a while and move on. I convinced myself I was going down in the blaze of glory. That my deed was appreciated. That everything was going to be all right afterwards, and I didn't need to be there to see it.

But I survived. And now I have to look you in the eye. I have to pick up the pieces of the life I shattered and figure out how to put it back together. If it can be done at all.

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FINALLY finished the combat form redesigns of roswell, prada, and roxanne! info down below!!! ↓

THE FIREBIRD — Roswell Mirrano

roswell is a phoenix, and his undead form reflects the flow of the fire in the fabrics of his clothing. i wanted darker colors for the clothing because the wings(and somewhat the hair) really are the star of the show here. his design is based heavily in themes of east asian mythology, and as an added detail(that i'm mentioning here so nobody yells at me), i made his kimono-like collar crossed right-over-left instead of vice versa, since. y'know. he is dead.

the most fun part of roswell as the firebird to me is that the firebird's instincts directly conflict with the type of character roswell is established to be. while roswell prides himself on being gentle, kindhearted, and patient, the firebird is a mindless, violent vessel of bloodlust. in order to be any sense of effective in combat, he needs someone that he loves and trusts to direct him, since it's difficult to think in that form. perhaps it's what makes him and prada such a good team.

roswell keeps his weapon in this form quite basic, as most combat prowess lies in his sharp claws and talons, and the fire that encapsulates his wings. however, he does also occasionally use a staff often seen in the japanese combat sport of kendo.

THE LICH QUEEN — Prada Emery

prada has been undead the longest of the three, and possesses great control over her abilities. she's the only character to be capable of using some of her abilities while disguised(while the other two have to enter their undead forms to use their abilities).

liches are beings that thrive around rules. the most common practice for a lich to gain power and strength is by collecting souls via contracts. a contract signed in lich blood is physically binding, in that it renders both parties physically incapable of breaking the terms themselves. as such, many liches quickly become well-versed in the design of loopholes to better retain the souls they collect- if a contract is broken(which it can only be by external means), the recipient has their soul returned to them, and the lich loses the power they have gained from said soul.

prada, having gained her contracts through the record label she owns, possesses great power and hundreds of souls, leading her weapon- a scythe with a handle of bone- to become quite large indeed.

her design, particularly the corset of bone, takes inspiration from common depictions of liches in media- a decrepit skeletal monstrosity desperately clinging to life. the shackles are a callback to a previous iteration of her weapon, which were two giant magic chains she would dual wield as whips.

THE SENTINEL — Roxanne Mirrano

surprisingly enough, roxanne was the first character i drew for this. granted that the previous iteration of ice sprite roxanne was just 'roxanne but physically made of ice', i felt she desperately needed something more interesting going on- and this is what i ended up with!

i wanted to go for a more military-like vibe, playing into the uniform rigidity of ice as an idea throughout the design. roxanne, despite being undead the least amount of time, is incredibly strong. she could very well be using underhanded tactics to gain power(and who would put it past her?), but it may also simply be her own convictions.

i did worry about whether making her hair longer would take away from her design- one of roxanne's most iconic traits is her signature short hair, but in the end i'm really glad i took the risk. it really does feel like a leveled up version of roxanne, doesn't it? her weapon took a bit to settle on, she was originally just a magic user, but with the militant look came the idea of a lance- giving her the sense of a medieval knight, just for all the wrong reasons. in my opinion, it fits her very well.

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I absolutely ADORE Cashmere and Crown’s designs!!!! They look incredible!!

If you also wouldn’t mind, would you share some more stuff about the two of them? I’d really love to learn more!! :3

oh my god absolutely!!! their characters have changed a lot over time, but i'll describe them in their current state!!

crown is the older brother, of course, and if i remember correctly he's about three years older than cas. he's a very loving, doting older brother, even if he's a bit of a huge himbo lmao- he spends most of his time either working, at the gym, or with his baby sister(which he will continue to refer to her as despite cashmere being 20 years old). he's an absolute sweetheart and the nicest guy at your local gym. he might be my only cishet character btw and i think that's hysterical. crown is also a power! he doesn't attend the meetings though, so many people don't know that(i'll update this post with the link to the explanation of government in grottoport when i make the post lol)

cashmere is, of course, crown's younger sister. she's a struggling songwriter and has no idea what crown does for a living. she's very clingy despite her attitude issues(probably stemming from their parents abandoning them at a young age and crown having to raise her himself when she was only 14), and tends to be overtly rude to anyone that isn't her brother.

as mentioned in the main directory post, cashmere used to date olivia prior to the events of the main story. the thing about cashmere is that her world is very small, and she likes it that way. so when someone new cements a place in her world, they're often met with resistance. cashmere and olivia met by chance and became far too close far too quickly- it scared cashmere, in a way. her retaliation was to become cruel in hopes of chasing the sweet girl away- unfortunately, cashmere is dealing with Olivia "I Can Fix Her" Mirrano here, so that didn't really work. their relationship ended roughly and bitterly, and yet cashmere still thinks about her often.

it's no surprise that she'd hate royal if she met him.

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ok fine i will give cashmere and crown official designs

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everyone shut up i just described dolce as a "serial wife fucker" and its the funniest thing ive said all week

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in case anyone was wondering about why i draw roylivia with such a big height difference, just know that these are their canon heights

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Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (bathed in the blood of your sins)

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there they are the updated redd brothers designs

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fuck it roylivia moment

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can't believe the warmup doodle for tonight is fucking Autism Witch

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anime redraw but make it dolce

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surely summoning many ghouls would improve this situation

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fucked my entire day up thinking about an undead person intentionally inhaling and exhaling while holding or sleeping beside someone they love even though they don't need to because the motion and sound of breath makes them feel safe and secure

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obligatory roswada redraw of the thing thats been everywhere

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the current pantheon! from left to right;

(top row) odea, garcia, (bottom row) kami, rette, and zosal!!