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Going to consider X-era Reaper (Grim) done (for now!).

Current WIP. Trying to get full body pixel art of all of the different Reapers done :D Difficult tho, I know nothing about perspective... and anatomy... and- It's fine, I'll get there!

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Current WIP. Trying to get full body pixel art of all of the different Reapers done :D Difficult tho, I know nothing about perspective... and anatomy... and- It's fine, I'll get there!

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Decided to try my hand at Reaper in the style of Rokkuman ando Forute: Mirai kara no Chousensha. Tiny+limited palette. I can't not notice how I keep using the same hair for her, but at least I tried something new with the eyes.

They're not doing it for me, but you can't win em all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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An X1-style mugshot with the same Reaper design as the player sprite :D

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Alright, time to make a post with all of the Reaper designs so far (in no particular order, just grouped by game/style).

Reaper is my pixel art practice muse whom I especially like using to try and mimic the various styles used in Mega Man games. Her "job" is flexible, but she started out as a Battle Network Navi.

First image is full body designs for Reaper in Berserk B.I.T.S and Battle Network. I've made more sprites and animations for her various variants than I'm sharing here (especially for MMBN), but this is a quick overview (everything's posted to this blog anyway).

It's all under the Read More, because this is a Long Post.

Here's my attempt at a MMBN-style mugshot+movement sprites for Reaper EXE. The character next to Reaper EXE is her Operator/NetOp Shino Gomi. Other than a design, there isn't really much lore there.

Then there's Berserk B.I.T.S Reaper (RPR, maybe?). She's heavily based on Reaper EXE mostly so I could reuse a lot of the sprites I'd already made for fun. I did, however, completely redo the front facing sprites.

B.I.T.S. let's you make a custom character and what's cooler than your own navi on your desktop?

Then there's Classic Reaper! Number 1 is her "default" appearance, the others are tests for a GB look. The other two sprites are for MM8 Reaper, including a civilian appearance. I've tentatively given her the alternate name "Mifa" for Do-Re(aper)-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do and the cat Muse.

Star Force Reaper gets two slightly different transformed designs, one based on SF1's sprites and one on SF2's. Analyzing SF's sprites to make these is how I even realized there was such a difference to begin with! Her human identity is still just named Mifa.

Then we have X-style Reaper, who I've affectionately taken to calling Grim. I like to think she's living her best Reploid life.

Then there's Zero-era Reaper (plus some alternate designs as I figured out what to do with her hair) and ZX Reaper. These go together because ZX Reaper's sprite is so heavily based on Zero Reaper's sprite. That was mostly about getting the design on paper, so to speak.

Then there's the Chrono Trigger sprite and the two attempts at mimicking the art I'd commissioned. I really do love that art.

And that's it- no really, I mean it.

...Okay fine. This post is already super long anyway.

And because I skipped over it earlier, here's "'Legends" (but not really):

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So, decided to take the expanded mugshot I made for Berserk B.I.T.S and turn it into a full body shot. The first I've made on this scale, in fact :D

Then I decided that Battle Network Reaper (AKA Reaper.exe) also deserved some proper visuals, so there she is! I don't feel bad about reusing 90% of the base here, that's how I made Bit Reaper's sprite set to begin with XD

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I'v been busy with Real Life and Writing 28 Fanfics this past month, but I just uploaded the final one so... here's an attempt at Reaper in the style of Chrono Trigger, using Atropos XR's color palette. Does it actually look like a Chrono Trigger sprite? Not quite, but it was a fun little exercise nonetheless :D

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So the coolest package/commission just arrived from @comicalcarnival and I absolutely love it.

Behold: Reaper, now available as a marketable plushie.

She's just such a well-made tsum/capcoron, and I couldn't be happier.

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I didn't actually like the arm pose I ended up with after dragging her arm in frame on day 1 of the beta, but with a her cat there it looks a lot better (I should name the poor thing someday).

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So the Berserk B.I.T.S demo beta is out for Discord members now, right on time for me to finish this Reaper's complete sprite set (roughly 140 sprites!).

This was such a fun challenge, but man was it a challenge. There's example sprites available, but I tried to do my own thing as much as possible (I'm really happy with the teleport) but that just made things harder XD

Also got to expand on one of the mugshots I'd already made. I will admit I got a bit lazy with the diagonal movement sprites, but it looks fine in-game ;)

It's genuinely amazing to see her in motion.

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:D

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Reaper go brrr

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First finished sprite of the year :D Still just a tad unsure about her hair, but I'm otherwise pretty happy!

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Haven't tried my hand at MMX1's style yet :D