#Marix ToX

[thoughtsroamguy]

Work on the game, make some memes, that’s how I roll.

Bonus:

[the-quasar-hero]

The light-years between them don't matter

[thoughtsroamguy]

A character sheet for Xivo and her counterpart Marix! This pair of Goddesses were there first, so it’s only right that they share a sheet.

Right off the bat we can see a stark contrast between their designs. Xivo, a being of Chaos has multiple colors and an asymmetrical pattern to her ‘clothing’. I wanted her to have that feel of letting a tornado dress you on a Goddess level. Marix, a being of Order has a much more restrained palate but is no less intricate than Xivo’s. Order doesn’t mean boring in this case. Originally, I only wanted just black and white in her design, but some other colors made their way in there. And, considering what happens in the game, that actually works in her favor. I never noticed that she’s taller than Xivo. There’s some symbolism there maybe.

These two gave me very different challenges in their designs. Xivo originally had a lot more makeup but she already has a lot of layers in her design that takes a long time to render, a full body shot of her takes an hour and a half whereas Marix takes 20 minutes. And close ups like this take 2 hours. So if I had a more powerful computer, she’d be even more colorful, but I still love how she looks. I especially love her headdress, the pendulums (to me) represent the potential to move in any direction: infinite possibilities. For Marix, I didn’t think she’d end up with many accessories or makeup, but they all accentuate her focus on Order and symmetry so I like them. Their halos were fun to pick out. Marix’s halo is purple cuz it’s the closest to black one can get. The tombstone shape is self explanatory. Her eyes are black and white while Xivo has rainbow eyes.

I wanted them to have opposite hair lengths; Xivo to have long wild hair, and Marix short and neat. But the hairstyles I tried for Xivo took away from her design and blocked her other features, and didn’t really work with the rainbow coloring I needed her to have. I wanted her hair to definitively be Afro with a tight curl pattern 4A-4C. And while it was hard to find a shader that looks good with such a curl pattern, I’m very happy with how this came out. For Marix, her halo kept overpowering any short hair I put on her. So I picked this hairstyle we see on her but I didn’t love at first, and cycled through a LOT of others to see how a black and white pattern would look on them. Then I came to this one and came to love them, now I can’t imagine her without them. The alternating colors looks great here.

Xivo is very expressive despite her hair and headdress covering a lot of her face. There’s an almost maniac energy about her. Marix has more subtle expressions but no less powerful. She also has a naturally melancholic aura to me, she looks really good sad.

When I first conceptualized Xivo, I knew I wanted a starry, ethereal look to her and I feel like I nailed it with this. This constellation pattern all over her body really eats up the render time but so worth it. I feel like this isn’t “clothing” or “accessories” to Xivo, as a Goddess of Chaos and Creation, they’re simply extensions of her own thoughts. But Marix feels like she’s wearing clothes, these are things she added to herself. The torso chains give her a softness with their flowy quality.

Overall I love how they came out and I can’t wait for y’all to see them in Tears of Xivo.

[thoughtsroamguy]

Meet Marix, Xivo's counterpart. Whereas Xivo can create beginnings where there are none, Marix sees the destination of all things. This Goddess lacks the ability to create, but her clairvoyance allows her the wisdom to know where things should go.

Despite their differences, they adore one another.

So what part did the Goddess of Order play in Xivo's lament? Find out in Tears of Xivo.

Bonus: Her and Xivo, before the creation of the universe.

[thoughtsroamguy]

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