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Revolutionary Army Punk AU

Ft: Luffy (not punk)

Steampunk is cool but i think just straight up punk would be cooler. I just think what they stand for lines up a lot better

Design notes:

I did some research and talked to a punk friend of mine for these as i am not a punk, myself, and I dont want to look like a poser. I think i did a really good job translating them and i want to explain my thoughts!

Sabo was first, of course.

I not only wanted to make the characters punk, but i also wanted to crank their designs up about 20 notches, so i gave Sabo’s scar one hell of an upgrade. In this version I tried to make it very clear that that cannon ball hit him head-on. I think it works really well with his punk vibes because under-cuts and shaved parts of the head in general are very popular in punk culture.

I largely tried to keep the silhouettes the same with this au, and It was really easy to keep it with Sabo because of the fact that he already has a lot of design elements that translate well to punk. His big pants into tall boots were perfect to translate, crust pants and steel toed boots fits him well. Trench coats arent a staple in Punk, but i couldnt take the coats away from him… him or Belo. They deserve it…

I threw away his cravat for a choker, i replaced his vest with a red tank top and his undershirt for fishnets, Patches up the wazoo, he looks very cool.

Belo Betty was next, she was super easy to translate. She’s already in the punk spirit with her tits out, we love to see it. Her hat was really difficult to translate, along with all the other hats, but a red knitted hat that has those two points cuz it’s essentially a scarf sewed together looks nice on her.

My punk friend suggested i give her a bunch of nets and harnesses and i really agreed that was her style, so i gave her red tie to Morley, slapped some harnesses on her and just overall just turned her sexy up like 50 notches. I think i was clever how i adapted her striped stockings here with how they have runs in them.

Karasu is almost the exact same. I just threw out his dinky little cravat and gave him a bandana and harness. I also gave him piercings. That’s the only difference. In the words of my Punk friend “hes naked and wearing a spiked mask, He can hang”

Speaking of what my punk friend said, he said that Lindbergh would get “demolished” in the pit, and that he looks like he’s scared of bees. The consensus was that he couldn’t hang. But also i still had to make him punk, so then he suggested CBGB punks:

Redneck, bluegrass, southern american punks. I was really in a rut with his design, I didn’t know what to do to keep the silhouette of his backpack. But everything changed when I chance got the idea of a guitar. And then everything flowed from there

Morley was really really fun. Punk friend suggested i make her Pop Punk, inspired by this pic

Mainly Lindsey way with this plaid skirt and tie

She was so so fun to draw, i love her fucked up eyes.

For dragon, i didnt change much at all, even though it’s only his bust that’s shown. Imagine everything is the same, except now he has piercings. Dragon isnt concerned with the punk fashion, but the punk cause.

For Luffy, I wasnt trying to make him punk, but he felt a bit plain looking like base Luffy next to punk Sabo, so i just did the “turn design up 20 notches”, and just gave him a more visibly tattered hat, bangles and waist beads.

That’s about it! Ive been getting a lot of comments and asks lately saying that you guys like when i go on my design explanations, and i realized that i didnt do that for the last few AU’s, so i thought id type this up :)

Thank you for reading!

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i love the implications of ddba au ichiji crushing on either sabo or ace. how the hell would they even meet?? interact enough??? for ichiji to go from loser to loser^2???

im thinking ace is more likely? since ace is an amateur fighter, so his name is a little more well-known than sabo or luffy's. i could see ichiji appreciating his fighting style? perchance? ichiji would be a loser about it regardless of how he knows ace

sabo?? idk.

maybe sabo pulled up to congratulate luffy after a tournament. sanji also participated and ichiji (possibly the other vinsmoke bros too idk) shows up to taunt him, regardless of if sanji did well or not. luffy goes up and defends sanji bc >:( thats MY friend >:( bugger OFF >:(((( and sabo follows behind. brother support brother. ichiji threatens luffy. sabo is Not chill about it. ichiji tries brushing it off (so unaffected so nonchalant ahaha) and fails miserably.

regardless ace and sabo think hes a dweeb especially with that costume

(tbh i have No idea how ooc im being rn its late and im making a lotta assumptions)

Well i made it ambiguous intentionally so people can believe whichever they choose

But since i made that little comic as a nod to @zethsdumpster in my eyes hes talking about Ace. Zeth made some art about their meeting:

So im thinking they would meet in like,,, an amateur fighting tournament and ace would wipe the floor with him.

The idea of reiju, the lesbian, seeing ichiji’s little school girl crush on some guy and being like

Just endlessly delights me.

We’re thinking she would drag him up to Ace to make him interact with ace and he’d be like fighting her and muttering “killmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillme” the whole time but she is stronger than he is so his efforts are futile.

It’s hard to see her but she’s GRIPPING his collar in this.

Regardless though both ace and sabo thinks hes a cheesy asshole so there will be no winning for him.

Thanks for the ask!

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Sabo Week: Day 2- Favorite Outfit

Fit that proves my point he would be wearing the strangest button ups he can find.

Me @ him in this fit

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Sabo Week: Day 3- childhood/brothers

I didnt have any real creative ideas for this one but ya cant go wrong with a little dog pile.

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Sabo Week Day 4: Devil Fruit

Sorry i didnt mean to cook so hard but it had to be done. It’s what must transpire.

Bonuses (concept art and luffy ver.):

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I am Mohammed, I live in the northern besieged Gaza Strip, I am 21 years old, I have always tried to create a beautiful future for myself in which I achieve all my wishes. I had ambitions and dreams, but they evaporated because of the war, but I still want to achieve them despite the siege. During the war, I lost many things, including my university, my dreams, my job, and some friends. Despite that, I still want to achieve my dreams and ambitions. I want to rebuild my life again, so please help me in that and rebuild my life. Therefore,

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GET TO KNOW ME: [04/10] Male Characters ↳ ★ SABO ★ | One Piece |

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Lyrics taken from 還願 by 草東沒有派對

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Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

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Role swap au

Pros:

- Ace gets to Fuck Shit Up

- Pirate!Sabo

- If Ace loses his memories that’s a good decade without having the Roger Thing hanging over him at all times

- Sabo gets a cool new dad who loves him

- Ace also gets a cool dad who loves him

Cons:

- none

Extra:

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“Flame Emperor” Sabo - 2/6 for six fanarts on twitter

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Iva: Haha happy to have you home mister flame emperor.

Sabo: if you call me that one more time I'm going to throw up on your shoes.

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ASL gods AU Sabo redesign because i really liked the stuff peeps were doing the DTIYS

His hair is supposed to be any color of the moon 👍 inside of his cloak changes based on the day

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When a fic doesn’t fit my head canons but it’s well-written

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Been wanting to make an art deco inspired piece since I watched One Piece Gold because OH MY GOD I ABSOLUETLY LOVED IT

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I'm doing my part!!

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