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Fan Bingbing

born in 1981, Han Chinese

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ATLA Gender Bender: Firelord Ozai

"You will learn respect, and suffering will be your teacher."

The principle behind this AU is to swap the genders of the main cast (Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Zuko) and other characters where it enhances the story. This means that most child characters, like Azula and Suki, are also swapped, but adults are swapped on a case by case basis. This is especially true for characters who had a formative influence on the main characters, like parents and other role models. If you swap a given character and their parent(al figure)s, this alters the character's personality more than swapping that character without swapping their parents. Sometimes this effect is subtle, and sometimes it is large. This is why I would avoid swapping the genders of a character's parents, unless it makes sense to do so.

In the case of Zuko's parents, I do not think it detracts from the story to swap their genders. I would even go so far to say that some things are enhanced by swapping both Ozai and Ursa. Female Ozai fits surprisingly well into the role of an "evil empress". "Urson" also works as a "papa bear" character. A female Ozai would contrast well with a female Zuko, serving as a "good queen" "evil queen" dichotomy. I also find it fascinating to think about what would change and what would stay the same if Ozai's gender was also swapped. 

I picture female Ozai being no less evil or sadistic as normal Ozai. Unlike Ozai, she would have to maintain the image of a good mother to her children, and a good daughter to her father. This is especially interesting if she is the first female Fire Lord in a line of male Fire Lords. She would be a queen who has to strike the perfect balance of femininity and power in order to please her court. A woman who possesses bewitching beauty to conceal a wicked, sadistic soul. I think she would be very narcissistic and cruel, obsessed with being beautiful and powerful at once.

I attempted to convey this through her design, which could be tweaked in many respects. To explain the rationale behind her design, the Fire Lords of Avatar draw from East and Southeast Asian influences. Firelord Ozai's hairstyle is Chinese inspired (see: atlaculture.tumblr.com/post/65…), but his clothing is Burmese inspired (see: atlaculture.tumblr.com/post/63…). As such, I decided to base the hairstyles of female Fire Lords on East Asian hairstyles worn by female rulers.

It feels inevitable that female Ozai would be compared to Wu Zetian. I wanted to minimize these comparisons, and make it clear that female Ozai is not supposed to be a representation of Wu Zetian. Doing so would unfairly demonize a real historical figure. Still, I could not resist including a couple of elements inspired by Fan Bingbing as Wu Zetian in "The Empress of China" (see: dwvyw8kf1avne.cloudfront.net/s…). This is what inspired female Ozai's red makeup, and the stylized phoenix headdress that she wears. Other design elements are not inspired by Wu Zetian, but other portrayals of powerful queens and empresses in Chinese dramas. Namely, Empress Du Feihong in "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine". I hope that the final design is so stylized that it is clear that she is not supposed to represent a real historical figure. I attempted to simplify her headdress in a way that could be easy enough to animate while still making it clear that she is wearing a ridiculous amount of gold and rubies on her head. This is meant to contrast with female Zuko's design. Where female Zuko is humble, female Ozai is vain.

In the end, I am dissatisfied with the design I came up with, for reasons I will explain under "OUTFIT DESCRIPTIONS".

This design approach diverges from the design principles behind the one female Firelord shown in Avatar, that being Izumi. I took liberties with hairstyles, but did not change the masculine style of robes. I felt this would diverge too far from the pre-established rules of Avatar. Additionally, I think it creates an interesting contrast between a feminine hairstyle and masculine robes, especially if Ozai and "Zuka" are the first female Firelords in a long series of male Firelords.

The phoenix imagery actually makes more sense if Ozai was a woman, since the fenghuang is traditionally a feminine entity. I also think it would be cool if she was still named "Ozai", kind of like how "Ty Lee" is very feminine but has a masculine name. It would also imply that "Ozai" isn't the name she was born with, but a name she adopted for its meaning "large presence". 

I picture Grey Griffin as the voice of female Ozai. Specifically, how she voices adult characters, like Ming Hua in LOK and the female Viltrumite from Invincible. I don't think that she should have the same voice as Azula, but Grey Griffin could give her a venomous and vicious voice that would fit her really well.

OUTFIT DESCRIPTIONS:

1: Firelord Costume

I am dissatisfied with the hairstyle I came up with for female Ozai's Firelord costume. I have written previously about my concerns that viewers would conflate her with the real life Wu Zetian. In order to minimize these comparisons, I tried to make elements of her hairstyle abstract instead of authentic to real life costumes. However, I do not think I was successful in achieving my goal. When I first started drawing female Ozai, I knew little about hanfu, and have since learned more about traditional Chinese costumes. The crown that I gave her is clearly inspired by fengguan, which is a distinctly Chinese element. Given Ozai's affinity for phoenixes, I can't not picture female Ozai wearing some sort of fengguan. The design I came up with is flawed, as it is something that "looks Chinese" without being authentic to Chinese costume design. This could come across as offensive. The best approach would be to fuse the Chinese element of the fengguan with other cultural influences, so that the result is something that is not specifically Chinese. I took some time to try to come up with a better design, but to be transparent I am approaching creative burn out with this project and was unable to come up with a better design. I guess this speaks to my limits as an artist.

With all of this said, these designs are best viewed as a first draft and not the final product. These are meant to give an impression of what her character would look like, and could use more sets of eyes to review and improve the design.

2: "Phoenix Queen" Costume

In the second costume, her cape is somewhat inspired by Maleficent's cape in "Sleeping Beauty". Maleficent's appearance also helped inspire female Ozai's widow's peak and facial structure. As I mentioned before, her costume is inspired by the real life apsara. She has dressed herself in the image of a goddess of fire.

3: "Phoenix Queen" Costume, after removing crown and cape

The third costume is supposed to be how female Ozai would appear at the start of her fight with "Aangi". I intended for her to have the same body type as the female Viltrumite "Thula" from "Invincible". I also think that female Ozai's voice would sound like Thula's. I picture her as a warrior queen who spends a lot of time training, giving her an athletic and muscular appearance. I think she would appear more physically intimidating if she has some muscle mass on her frame. This being said, there are a lot of different athletic body types. A less bulky but athletic body type could arguably fit her better.

4: Appearance after being defeated by "Aangi"

The fourth costume is supposed to be how female Ozai would appear at the end of her fight with "Aangi". Since she doesn't have a goattee, I think "Aangi" would grab her by the gold part of her top. I think it would be cool and dramatic if "Aangi" ripped this part of her costume off. In the heat of battle, female Ozai loses the gold parts of her costume, and a waterbending attack by "Aangi" washes off her makeup, exposing her as a false goddess.

Her finger nails and toenails are painted and sharpened, to resemble the talons of a phoenix.

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AVATARS - Fan Bingbing 200*320 by Saya Kung

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NAME UTP | 39/UTP | FIRE NATION | VETERINARIAN & YANG LEADER | YANG

Faceclaim: Fan Bingbing or UTP

Pronouns & Sexuality: UTP

Bender/Type of Spirit: UTP

Mastery (Benders) & Abilities (Spirits): Master

Positive Traits: kind, gentle, utp, utp, and utp

Negative Traits: strict, firm, utp, utp, and utp

Biography:

Having grown up in the countryside, The Benevolent was always fond of animals and taking care of them. Little did they dream of being embroiled in politics and the fight for the world. When they were young, they were only concerned about their family and the animals they raised.

By studying hard, they earned a scholarship to study at one of the best veterinary schools. This afforded them the chance to see the outside world filled with all of its goodness and vileness. Seeing the gross mistreatment of Spirits in their daily life, The Benevolent decided to join the Yang because they believed all living beings had an equal right to live in happiness. 

Instead of being directly involved in politics, they decided to take on the job of being a veterinarian for their love of helping animals. However, the true ulterior motive for the veterinarian job serves as a cover to those who do not have insider knowledge.

Connection:

The Jubilant - Their lovely and adorable younger sibling whom they care much about. For The Benevolent, The Jubilant remains as one of their closest confidants and crutch. Being the Yang leader is no easy feat, and they rely on The Jubilant to be their support. For siblings, they are quite close and work in tandem to accomplish and carry out Yang’s goals. Even though they are both members of Yang, The Benevolent tries to protect and shield their younger sibling from the frontlines. In return, this makes The Jubilant feel as though they are being held back by the Benevolent.

The Vehement - The point man who contacts the mercenaries and hitmen for the dirty job no one wants to do. The Benevolent works closely with the Vehement and keeps track of the Vehement’s work. They know the Vehement likes to play down and dirty, but The Benevolent doesn’t intervene as long as it gets the job done. They know it is a double standard, but they see very little choice in this matter if they want the Yang to succeed. 

The Knight - A vital ally who is the prince of the Fire Nation. The Benevolent regularly talks with The Knight in order to keep him as a close friend and to make sure that the Fire Nation will support the Yang’s beliefs. The Benevolent also admires the way The Knight gallantly fights for their opinions without any fear.

The Riot - Despite their rowdy and aggressive behavior, The Riot has proven themself useful in battle, and the Benevolent knows The Riot is in a good place (as far as they know). As a member of the Earth Kingdom, The Riot stands as an important member of the group who can paint a picture of the military and the people within the kingdom. For The Benevolent, this is all too vital considering they still need to sway people towards the Yang faction.

The Benevolent is OPEN

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FAN BINGBING (x8 avatars)

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fan bingbing, avatar 320*240

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Fan Bingbing 200x320 avatars (25-32)

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Fan Bing Bing - 6 avatars.

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                                    SCI FI FC MASTERLIST

below the cut is a masterlist of sci fi fcs with a focus on alien and robot fcs. It’s not quite finished since I still have some to add but I’ve got a good start going! If there are any you can think of that I missed please tell me (especially in regards to star trek characters as i have never seen the show)! if you are looking for a masterlist of high fantasy fcs click here!

MCU

Nebula - Karen Gillan (gif icons!)

Gamora - Zoe Saldana (gif hunt!)

Mantis - Pom Klementieff

Ronan - Lee Pace

Thanos - Josh Brolin

Laufey -  Colm Feore

Red Skull -  Hugo Weaving

Korg - Taika Waititi

Korath the Pursuer - Djimon Hounsou

Taneleer Tivan - Benicio del Toro

Malekith -  Christopher Eccleston

Ebony Maw - Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Corvus Glaive - Michael Shaw

Proxima Midnight - Carrie Coon

Minn-Erva - Gemma Chan

Talos - Ben Mendelsohn

Rockett Raccoon - Bradley Cooper

Groot - Vin Deisel

Drax - Dave Bautista

Yondu - Michael Rooker

Ayesha - Elizabeth Debecki 

X-MEN

Mystique - Rebecca Romijn

Nightcrawler - Alan Cumming & Cody Schmidt McPhee

Blink - Jamie Chung & Fan Bingbing

Azazel - Jason Flemyng

THE MANDALORIAN

IG-11 - Taika Waititi

Kuiil - Nick Nolte

Xi’an - Natalia Tena

Burg - Clancy Brown

Qin -  Ismael Cruz Córdova

Q9-0 - Richard Ayoade

STAR WARS

K2SO - Alan Tudyk

Chewbacca - Peter Mayhew

R2D2 - Kenny Baker

C3PO - Anthony Daniels

Yoda - Frank Oz

Darth Maul - Ray Park

HELLBOY

Hellboy - Ron Perllman & David Harbour

Abe Sapien - Doug Jones (gif pack!)

Prince Nuada - Luke Goss

Princess Nuala - Anna Walton

Johann Kross - John Alexander

DCEU

Killer Croc - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

DC’S DOOM PATROL 

Cliff Steele - Brendan Fraser 

I, ROBOT 

Sonny 

I AM MOTHER

Mother - Rose Bryne

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY 

Airiam - Hannah Cheesman (gif pack!)

Saru - Doug Jones

Po -  Yadira Guevara-Prip

STAR TREK

Jaylah - Sofia Boutella

Keenser - Deep Roy

Nero - Eric Bana

EX MACHINA

Ava - Alicia Vikander

THE MACHINE

Ava - Caity Lotz 

CLOUD ALTAS

Meronym - Halle Berry

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

Alita - Rosa Salazar

LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS

K-VRC (gif pack!)

X BOT 400

SCYFY DEFIANCE

Stahma Tarr - Jaime Murray

Datak Tarr - Tony Curran

Irisa - Stephanie Leonidas

TRON: LEGACY

Castor - Michael Sheen 

Gem - Beau Garrett

AVATAR 

Jake Sully - Sam Worthington

Grace Augustine - Sigourney Weaver

Neytiri - Zoe Saldana

RED DWARF

Cat - Danny John-Jules

TERMINATOR

Marcus Wright - Sam Worthington 

The Terminator - Arnold Schwarzenegger

JUPITER ASCENDING 

Caine - Channing Tatum 

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